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pokey(free, slang)
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stockade(hold, place, field, commit)
6
arrest(verb, hold, take, control)
6
big house(expression, idiom, free, slang)
6
bridle(verb, hold, control, make)
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calaboose
6
can(verb, place, free, slang)
6
hoosegow(free, slang)
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house of correction(expression, idiom, place, free)
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collar(verb, hold, catch, arrest)
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confinement(verb, confine, detain, pen)
5
fence(verb, circle, ring, surround)
5
handcuff(verb, imprison, prison)
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manacle(verb, hold, control, restrain)
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oubliette
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pound(place, keep, field, pen)
5
stir(place, free, slang, informal)
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bridewell
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enclosure(area, run, field, pen)
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harness(verb, hold, control, restrain)
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