What is the meaning of poky?

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noun

A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence.
- synonyms: jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, pokey

adjective

Wasting time.
- synonyms: dilatory, laggard, pokey
Small and remote and insignificant.
- usage: "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
- synonyms: jerkwater, one-horse, pokey

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