padded cell

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)A room in amental hospitallinedwithpaddingon thewalls, and often acushionedfloor,in order topreventoccupantsfrom injuring themselves.Synonyms:padded room,rubber room1941May, “Jubilee of the City Tube”, inRailway Magazine, page224:For the opening of the line 30 bogie coaches of the tramcar type were obtained from the Ashbury Railway Carriage & Iron Co. Ltd., of Manchester, and from their curious design, earned the nickname of "padded cells" owing to the upholstery being carried right up to the narrow slits which served as windows.2006, Thomas Lee Cook,Jack Crocker: Catchin' the Con, page180:Ernie looked completely frazzled to Bill, fried; ready for a straight jacket and apadded cell.

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