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also poky
noun

(Slang)

A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention:

brig, house of correction, jail, keep, penitentiary, prison. (Informal) lockup, pen³. (Slang) big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, slammer, stir². (Chiefly Regional) calaboose. See free

adjective

See poky¹

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