Newgate

American

[noo-geyt, -git, nyoo-] / ˈnuˌgeɪt, -gɪt, ˈnyu- /

noun

a prison in London, England: torn down 1902.

Newgate British

/ ˈnjuːɡɪt, -ˌɡeɪt /

noun

a famous London prison, in use from the Middle Ages: demolished in 1902

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Newgate, running on the outside, pulled ahead late and won by a neck.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2023

Ridden by Frankie Dettori, Newgate ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.11 and paid $4 and $2.60 as the even-money favorite.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2023

There were tokens from Newgate Prison in London and Spanish and Irish coins, signaling the beginnings of international trade.

From New York Times • May 6, 2018

Christ Church Greyfriars was part of a Franciscan monastery, bankrolled in 1306 by Margaret, a wife of Edward I and built at Newgate, along the Roman wall.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2016

“Well; it’s a good thing, you know. It brushes the Newgate cobwebs away, and pleases the Aged. You wouldn’t mind being at once introduced to the Aged, would you? It wouldn’t put you out?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

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