Gaol

By Deane Barker • •
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This is just an Old English spelling of “jail.” It’s literally pronounced the exact same way.

It’s a little confusing because it sort of looks like “gallow” and it’s often used in the same context (“go to the gaol” works with both “gallow” and “jail”).

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From an H.P. Lovecraft short story:

No trials or even definite charges, where reported; nor were any of the captives seen thereafter in the regular gaols of the nation.

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