Meaning of TOLLBOOTH
| Pronunciation: | | 'towl`booth
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| | Definition: | | [n] a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls |
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| | Synonyms: | | tolbooth, tollhouse |
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| | See Also: | | booth, cubicle, kiosk, stall, toll plaza | |
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\Toll"booth`\, n. [Toll a tax + booth.] [Written also
tolbooth.]
1. A place where goods are weighed to ascertain the duties or
toll. [Obs.]
He saw Levy . . . sitting at the tollbooth. --Wyclif
(Mark ii. 14).
2. In Scotland, a burgh jail; hence, any prison, especially a
town jail. --Sir W. Scott.
\Toll"booth`\, v. t.
To imprison in a tollbooth. [R.]
That they might tollbooth Oxford men. --Bp. Corbet.
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