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tollbooth

[ tohl-booth, -booth ]
/ ˈtoʊlˌbuθ, -ˌbuð /

noun, plural toll·booths [tohl-booth z, -booths] /ˈtoʊlˌbuðz, -ˌbuθs/.

a booth, as at a bridge or the entrance to a toll road, where a toll is collected.
Chiefly Scot. tolbooth.

Words nearby tollbooth

toll road, toll thorough, toll traverse, toll-free, tollage, tollbooth, toller, tollgate, tollgatherer, tollhouse, tollhouse cookie

Origin of tollbooth

First recorded in 1300–50, tollbooth is from the Middle English word tolbothe. See toll1, booth

Definition for tollbooth (2 of 2)

tolbooth

or toll·booth

[ tohl-booth, -booth ]
/ ˈtoʊlˌbuθ, -ˌbuð /

noun, plural tol·booths [tohl-booth z, -booths] /ˈtoʊlˌbuðz, -ˌbuθs/. Chiefly Scot.

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

Origin of tolbooth

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at tollbooth
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Examples from the Web for tollbooth

  • But Willie went wrong—and from bad to worse; but now he is in the tollbooth at Aberdeen, as you have heard.

    Allison Bain|Margaret Murray Robertson

  • But I will give you the name of the man who used to go to the tollbooth on Sunday afternoons.

    Allison Bain|Margaret Murray Robertson

British Dictionary definitions for tollbooth (1 of 2)

tollbooth

tolbooth

/ (ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ, -ˌbuːð, ˈtɒl-) /

noun

a booth or kiosk at which a toll is collected

British Dictionary definitions for tollbooth (2 of 2)

tolbooth
/ (ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ, -ˌbuːð, ˈtɒl-) /

noun

mainly Scot a town hall
a variant spelling of tollbooth
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