ASYLUM
(also see INSANE ASYLUM)
NOUNS
1300 ► HARBOUR a place of asylum or refuge; a place of shelter or sojourn → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1851 ► STRAWYARD an asylum, a shelter, or refuge for the destitute → tramps’ sl.
1859 ► BOOBY HATCH an asylum; a lock-up, a cell → sl. rare, orig. US
1886 ► HARSLEM an asylum → Eng. dial.
1894 ► BAST asylum, sanctuary, refuge
NOUNS, PERSON
20C.. ► SILO → SYLO an asylum seeker → Brit. sl.
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