Tronk
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tronk is a noun meaning (South Africa) A prison.
Meaning
(South Africa) A prison.
Example Sentences
It was built, as far as I can discover, because the Cape Argus rightly denounced the overcrowding of the old "tronk" on the waterfront.
The diary of another settler, who had been wrongfully imprisoned in the Tronk, and described the daily life there in no uncertain terms […]
It must here be explained that the tronk, or jail, is the general receptacle, not only of convicted criminals, but of such Hottentots or slaves as are found, improperly or illegally wandering about the country […]
Word Forms
- tronks
Related Words
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