hootscow 

A rural colloquialism meaning a makeshift jail, like a barn or shed, used to hold belligerent or drunken individuals.

The sheriff threw the staggering drunk in the hootscow.

hootscow by Craniumaze July 3, 2009

Hooscow 

jail, prison, slammer

Now, that Joe's out of the hooscow, the first thing he's gonna do is find a woman

Hooscow by kritian October 16, 2008

hooscow 

jail

the fuzz took me to the hooscow

hooscow by Lauren the lytork June 23, 2009