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(now historical) A small house where people are kept in temporary custody after arrest, especially where debtors are held before transfer to a debtors' prison. [from 18th c.]

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Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (now historical) A small house where people are kept in temporary custody after arrest, especially where debtors are held before transfer to a debtors' prison. [from 18th c.]
  • (colloquial, historical, obsolete) A lodging house where men are kept and forced to enlist in the army or navy. [18th c.]

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