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牢屋
【 ろうや 】
1. [n]
▶ jail
▶ gaol
▶ jailhouse



History:
2. A 2012-08-29 23:07:05  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Dropping it to sense 3. "jailhouse" is pure 米語, and I prefer an international flavour.
  Diff: 
@@ -12,1 +12,0 @@
-<gloss>jailhouse</gloss>
@@ -15,0 +14,1 @@
+<gloss>jailhouse</gloss>
1. A* 2012-08-29 15:35:41  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Add gloss “jailhouse” – this is essentially synonymous with 牢, but this gloss captures the nuance of 〜屋 and is idiomatic in English.
(This term also feels a bit old-fashioned, hence a bit fitting as gloss.)
(Came up in a poem.)
  Diff: 
@@ -12,0 +12,1 @@
+<gloss>jailhouse</gloss>

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