quod

noun

ˈkwäd 

British slang

: prison

Synonyms

• bastille
• big house [slang]
• bridewell
• brig
• calaboose
• can
• clink [slang]
• cooler
• coop
• guardroom
• hock
• hold
• hoosegow
• jail
• jailhouse
• joint [slang]
• jug
• lockup
• nick [British slang]
• pen
• penitentiary
• pokey [slang]
• prison
• slam
• slammer
• stir [slang]
• stockade
• tolbooth [Scottish]

Examples of quod in a Sentence

the robbers who made off with nearly a half million pounds will likely spend a good long time in quod

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1700, in the meaning defined above