guardhouse

guardhouse is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A building which is occupied by the guard, and in which soldiers are confined for misconduct; hence, a lock-up.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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