Word of the Day (Wordsmith.org, 2/22/05)

hoosegow or hoosgow (HOOS-gou) noun

A jail.

[From Spanish juzgado (court), past participle of juzgar (to judge), from
Latin judicare (to judge). Ultimately from Indo-European root deik- (to
show or to pronounce solemnly) that is also the source of other words such
as judge, verdict, vendetta, revenge, indicate, dictate, and paradigm.]