HOW TO PRONOUNCE
gaol
/d͡ʒeɪl/
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What does gaol mean?
noun
- Dated spelling of jail.
verb
- Dated spelling of jail.
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IPA pronunciation
/d͡ʒeɪl/
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The court was all bestrewn with herbs and sprinkled with vinegar, as a precaution against gaol air and gaol fever.
When the criminal comes out of gaol the whole world is often but a press whose punishment is sharp and cruel indeed.
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The gaol, a strong brick building of two stories, not inferior to a strong redoubt, with some other buildings, commanded the approach.
This was the entrance to the gaol, and over it a lamp was fixed, the light enabling the wretched traveller to find a bell-pull.
While the gaol was in course of erection, after the improved plans suggested by Howard, a variety of important matters occupied the county surveyor's attention.