jailhouse
noun/ˈdʒeɪlhaʊs/
/ˈdʒeɪlhaʊs/
(North American English)- a prison
- He became something of a jailhouse lawyer.
- The jailhouse housed the sheriff and his family as well as the prisoners.
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