Bible Dictionaries
Watchhouse
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A house in which a watch or guard is placed.
(2):
(n.) A place where persons under temporary arrest by the police of a city are kept; a police station; a lockup.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Watchhouse'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/w/watchhouse.html. 1828.