| 单词 | in boob |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin boob 2. slang (chiefly U.S. and Australian). A cell, a lock-up; a prison; also without article, chiefly in in boob. Cf. booby n.1 5. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > cell houseOE cabinc1522 hole1535 lodging1612 hold1717 cell1728 lock-up room1775 glory-hole1825 box1834 drum1846 sweat-box1870 booby-hutch1889 Peter1890 booby1899 boob1908 flowery dell1925 slot1947 1908 J. M. Sullivan Criminal Slang 4 Boob, the lockup, station house, or city prison. 1911 G. Bronson-Howard Enemy to Society v. 159 Stooling for the coppers and swearing many a right guy into the boob. 1923 E. Wallace Missing Million xiii. 108 I thought you were in ‘boob’. 1941 Coast to Coast 232 Seeing Don get chucked out of the Ballarat and carted off to the boob. 2000 J. J. Connolly Layer Cake (2004) 24 About a year after coming out of the boob having done his five and a bit he was approached by the owners. < as lemmas |
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