A round or circular prison; (in early use) esp. a small, round, local lock-up.
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释义 | society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > place of detention or lock-up (16) roundhousec1437 A round or circular prison; (in early use) esp. a small, round, local lock-up. cagea1500 ‘A prison for petty malefactors’ (Johnson); a lock-up. Obsolete. stress house1505 (probably) a place of punishment or detention, such as a dungeon or prison cell. lock-up1746 A place where people are kept in temporary custody after arrest, esp. a cell or cells at a court or police station. goose-house1841 A village lock-up. booby hatch1859 slang (originally U.S.). A place of incarceration; a lock-up; a prison. Cf. booby, n.1 5 booby-hutch, n. 4a. Now rare (chiefly historical). prison camp1865 a camp where prisoners of war or political prisoners are kept under guard. hold-over1888 U.S. A cell for the retention of prisoners awaiting trial. booby-hutch1889 slang (originally U.S.). A place of incarceration; a lock-up; a cell. Cf. booby, n.1 5 booby hatch, n. 2a. Now rare. charge-house1900 (a) a building in which prisoners are detained on a certain charge; (b) a workshop in which explosive is loaded into shells, etc., in an… Subcategories:— attached to police-station (1) — for juveniles (4) — for drunks (1) |
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