quod

quod
a) A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; hence, a prison.

c.1894: I dont suppose youll get more than a couple of months quod for them. — an acquaintance of , quoted by James Cockington, Banned: Tales From the Bizarre History of Australian Obscenity, , 2005, paperback ISBN 0-7333-1502-X, page 7.

b) A spell of imprisonment.

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