padded cell

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padded cell (plural padded cells)

  1. (idiomatic) A room in a mental hospital lined with padding on the walls, and often a cushioned floor, in order to prevent occupants from injuring themselves.
    Synonyms: padded room, rubber room
    • 1941 May, “Jubilee of the City Tube”, in Railway Magazine, page 224:
      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, page 180:
      Ernie looked completely frazzled to Bill, fried; ready for a straight jacket and a padded cell.

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