hoosgow vs jailhouse

hoosgow and jailhouse both are nouns.

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

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

hoosgow: slang for a jail
jailhouse: 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, jail, pokey, poky, slammer.

hoosgow (noun)	jailhouse (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)