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Isaiah traveled through Egypt and Ethiopia three years stark naked (Isa. xx. 3). Such a disgusting exhibition, if attempted in this age of civilization, would terminate in a few hours by the lodgment of the lunatic in the calaboose.
Kersey and Lydia Graves. The Bible of Bibles (1879)
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"Why, send them to the calaboose, or some of the other places to be flogged. That's the only way. If I wasn't such a poor, feeble piece, I believe I should manage with twice the energy that St. Clare does."
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how could a toothache pass the calaboose, hear the songs of the prisoners, their blues and laughter, and not be changed?
Maya Angelou. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)
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once in the calaboose they would be disgraced, and uncle wouldn't want any duels with that sort of characters, and wouldn't allow any.
Mark Twain. The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894)
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'Me and my buddy been tryin' to rob Blakeslee's store, so come git us and put us in the calaboose!'
Olive Ann Burns. Cold Sassy Tree, p.353 (1984)
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