booby house en · NOUN
Meanings
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(derogatory, slang) booby-hatch; lunatic asylum
As for taking the kinks out of weak backs, straightening them out and tightening them up around the waist, that's old stuff in all the booby houses where the keepers clap the patients in strait jackets.
1929, International Molders' and Foundry Workers' Journal:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| booby houses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |