hoosgow vs jail

hoosgow and jail both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hoosgow	Yes	No	No	No
jail	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, jail is a hypernym of hoosgow; that is, jail is a word with a broader meaning than hoosgow:

hoosgow: slang for a jail
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)

Other hypernyms of hoosgow include clink, gaol, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer.

hoosgow (noun)	jail (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)

hoosgow (verb)	jail (verb)
	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail