hoosegow vs poky

hoosegow and poky both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hoosegow	Yes	No	No	No
poky	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, poky is a hypernym of hoosegow; that is, poky is a word with a broader meaning than hoosegow:

hoosegow: slang for a jail
poky: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

Other hypernyms of hoosegow include clink, gaol, jail, jailhouse, pokey, slammer.

hoosegow (noun)	poky (noun)
slang for a jail	a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

hoosegow (adjective)	poky (adjective)
	small and remote and insignificant
	wasting time