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jailward

adverb

  1. to the prison
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Wiktionary

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English jail Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English jailward From jail + -ward.

  1. Toward jail.

    So they pursued their journey jailward along the old road through the woods.