Old Horse en · PROPN
Meanings
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(UK, historical, obsolete, slang) Bridewell Prison in London.
I was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment in Bridge Street Bridewell, Blackfriars, termed by the thieves the Old Horse.
1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, published 1861:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Old Horse | canonical | lexicographic |