noun
- a jail or prison, especially a local or temporary one
Usage: informal; chiefly American
Examples
- The sheriff threw the troublemaker in the calaboose for the night.
- After the bar fight, three men ended up in the local calaboose.
- The old calaboose was converted into a museum.
- He spent a week in the calaboose for disturbing the peace.
- The town’s calaboose could only hold a few prisoners at a time.