·vt To Imprison.
II. Jail ·noun A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
Prisoners. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A prisoner; one who has been confined in prison.--Webster. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
One who has been confined in prison, from the old term of cage for a prison; a felon absurdly (and i...
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