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What was the “cooler”?

Retry Correct Incorrect “Nelson was caught trying to rob a bank and now he has to spend five months in the cooler,” is something someone might have said back then. The cooler also could have referred to detention or some other form of punishment.

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What was the “cooler”?

• The library
• The grocery store
• Jail
• A large freezer