What is a prison; -- originally the name of the old north gate in Oxford, which was used as a prison. [Eng.] Latimer called?
bocardo — A prison; -- originally the name of the old north gate in Oxford, which was used as a prison. [Eng.] Latimer. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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