English
gaollike
From gaol + -like.
Formed from gaol + -like
Proto-Italic *kawos
…
Latin cavea ‘cavity, coop, cage’
Late Latin caveola ‘little cage’
Medieval Latin gabiola
Middle English gayole ‘jail, prison’
English gaol
Today it means
adj Dated spelling of jaillike.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gaollike