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( juzgado [xusyáðo], also popularly [xusgáo] or [xusgáu], perfective participle of juzgar < Latin jüdicare 'to judge')1) DARE: 1909. According to the DARE, "a jail, prison or courthouse." Hendrickson's claim that the slang word jug, meaning jail, may come from juzgado is unsubstantiated and cannot be explained, given Spanish phonology.Alternate forms: hoose, hoosecow, hoosegarden, hoosegaw, hoosgow, hoozegow, housgau, jusgado.2) Western Montana, western Wyoming: 1931. An outhouse or restroom. The DRAE glosses juzgado as a group of judges who concur in a sentencing, a territory under the jurisdiction of such judges, or a place where judgment is entered. Hollywood and pulp fiction writers have greatly exaggerated the lawlessness of cowboys and ranchers in the Old West—however, the term in question was well known among them; no doubt, at least a few buckaroos had a first-hand experience with the hoosegow, regardless of their guilt or innocence. -
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hoosegow — hoosegow, hoosgow hoosgow . [from Mexican Sp. jusgado jail, from Sp. juzgado court of justice.] a jail. [U. S. western slang] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hoosegow — jail, 1911, western U.S., probably from mispronunciation of Mex.Sp. juzgao tribunal, court, from juzgar to judge, used as a noun, from L. judicare to judge, which is related to judicem (see JUDGE (Cf. judge) (v.)) … Etymology dictionary
hoosegow — ☆ hoosegow or hoosgow [ho͞os′gou΄ ] n. [< Sp juzgado, court of justice < pp. of juzgar, to judge < L judicare < judex, JUDGE] Slang a jail or guardhouse … English World dictionary
hoosegow — [“husgau] n. a jail. □ Learning to read can shorten one’s time in the hoosegow. □ The judge threw the punk in the hoosegow for a few days … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hoosegow — noun /ˈhuːsɡaʊ/ A jail. Theres parts of Mexico theyd take you straight to the hoosegow for just whistlin that … Wiktionary
hoosegow — n Jail or prison. You had better be careful that you don t end up in the hoosegow. 1910s … Historical dictionary of American slang
hoosegow — a prison From the Spanish juzgado, a court, and from being judged in court and sent to jail: In that case, stew in a French hoosegow for the rest of your natural. (Sharpe, 1982) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
hoosegow — noun Etymology: Spanish juzgado panel of judges, courtroom, from past participle of juzgar to judge, from Latin judicare more at judge Date: 1909 jail … New Collegiate Dictionary
hoosegow — /hoohs gow/, n. Slang. a jail. Also, hoosgow. [1860 65, Amer.; < MexSp jusgado jail (Sp: court of justice, orig. ptp. of juzgar to judge) < L judicatum, equiv. to judic (s. of judex) JUDGE + atum ATE1] * * * … Universalium
hoosegow — (Roget s Thesaurus II) 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, joint, jug, pokey1,… … English dictionary for students
hoosegow — hoose·gow || huËsgaÊŠ n. jail, prison (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
