tolbooth

or toll·booth

[ tohl-booth, -booth ]

/ ˈtoʊlˌbuθ, -ˌbuð /

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noun, plural tol·booths

[tohl-boothz, -booths]. /ˈtoʊlˌbuðz, -ˌbuθs/. Chiefly Scot.

a town jail.

a town hall or guild hall, especially a place where tolls are paid.

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Origin of tolbooth

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at tollbooth

Words nearby tolbooth

Tokyo Bay, tola, tolan, Toland, tolar, tolbooth, tolbutamide, told, tole, Toledo, tolerable

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How to use tolbooth in a sentence

The marquis of Argyle beheaded at Edinburgh and his head set upon the Tolbooth.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The market-place has lost its curious old tolbooth, and in its place stands a town hall of good Tudor design.
Yorkshire Painted And Described|Gordon Home
The venerable Tolbooth and Cross Steeples still look down upon a busy scene.
The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts|Various
At the intersection were the Mercat Cross and the Tolbooth, prison and council chamber in one.
The Rivers of Great Britain; Rivers of the South and West Coasts|Various

His head was fixed on the top of the Tolbooth, where the head of Montrose had formerly decayed.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for tolbooth

tolbooth

/ (ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ, -ˌbuːð, ˈtɒl-) /

noun

mainly Scot a town hall

a variant spelling of tollbooth

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