Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Black Hole of Calcutta

A dark cell in a prison into which Suraja Dowlah thrust 146 British prisoners. Next morning only twenty-three were found alive (1756).

The punishment cell or lock-up in barracks.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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