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I'll put him in the calaboose and keep him till you get married and away.
THE VIRGINIAN|OWEN WISTER
Who knows the truth and speaks too loose In Berlin gets in the calaboose!
MAJOR PROPHETS OF TO-DAY|EDWIN E. SLOSSON
They conducted us to what they had termed "the calaboose," a big, ramshackle, one-roomed barn-like structure.
TRAMPING ON LIFE|HARRY KEMP
The two lurched beside the constable to the calaboose, where they dropped down on the hard pads and temporarily passed out.
THE DUDE WRANGLER|CAROLINE LOCKHART
I had been duped by two brothers, Daniel and James Brown, who were then confined in the calaboose for passing counterfeit money.
SECRET BAND OF BROTHERS|JONATHAN HARRINGTON GREEN