calaboose

Example Sentences

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“By that last part, he is referring to another slang term, ‘cally,’ which is a police station, short for “calaboose,” derived from the Spanish “calabozo,” Barrett clarified.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet for many Americans, especially younger ones, going home for Thanksgiving is a weekend in the calaboose.

From The Wall Street Journal

But my head continued to throb with the measured insistence of a bass drum, and how could a toothache pass the calaboose, hear the songs of the prisoners, their blues and laughter, and not be changed?

From Literature

Next time the launch arrived in Manila, sure enough the old patron appeared to fetch his belongings, and was taken to the calaboose of the captain of the port.

From Project Gutenberg

Oh, well," said Deering, "since I want to get on board the calaboose, perhaps her stopping in the dark is not a drawback.

From Project Gutenberg