big house
- a penitentiary (usually preceded by the).
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Origin of big house
First recorded in 1815–25
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Historical Examples
I was raised in the big-house, and helped as a servant-girl.
Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2Works Projects Administration