'hoosgow' definitions:

Definition of 'hoosgow'

From: WordNet
noun
Slang for a jail [syn: hoosegow, hoosgow]

Definition of 'hoosgow'

From: GCIDE
  • hoosegow \hoosegow\, hoosgow \hoosgow\n. [from Mexican Sp. jusgado jail, from Sp. juzgado court of justice.] a jail. [U. S. western slang] [WordNet 1.5]