small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns" Synonym(s):jerkwater, one-horse, pokey, poky
n
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) Synonym(s):jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: