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单词 quod
释义

quod

noun

ˈkwäd How to pronounce quod (audio)
British slang
: prison

Synonyms

  • bastille
  • big house [slang]
  • bridewell
  • brig
  • calaboose
  • can
  • clink [slang]
  • cooler
  • coop
  • guardroom
  • hock
  • hold
  • hoosegow
  • jail
  • jailhouse
  • joint [slang]
  • jug
  • lockup
  • nick [British slang]
  • pen
  • penitentiary
  • pokey [slang]
  • prison
  • slam
  • slammer
  • stir [slang]
  • stockade
  • tolbooth [Scottish]
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Example Sentences

the robbers who made off with nearly a half million pounds will likely spend a good long time in quod
Recent Examples on the Web The end of the poem reads, quod amantem iniuria talis / cogit amare magis, sed bene velle minus. Jhumpa Lahiri, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2021

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1700, in the meaning defined above

quod

noun

British slang
as in penitentiary
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody the robbers who made off with nearly a half million pounds will likely spend a good long time in quod

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • penitentiary
  • jail
  • prison
  • big house
  • pen
  • bridewell
  • brig
  • jailhouse
  • coop
  • calaboose
  • jug
  • lockup
  • tolbooth
  • bastille
  • slam
  • hock
  • guardroom
  • stockade
  • stir
  • cage
  • slammer
  • hoosegow
  • dungeon
  • cooler
  • pokey
  • can
  • joint
  • clink
  • tank
  • bull pen
  • nick
  • cell
  • hold
  • labor camp
  • prison camp
  • reform school
  • ward
  • training school
  • oubliette
  • guardhouse
  • hole
  • concentration camp
  • hulk(s)
  • work camp
  • stalag
  • glasshouse
  • reformatory
  • gulag
  • keep
  • block

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • outside
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