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tolbooth
or toll·booth
[ tohl-booth, -booth ]
noun
, Chiefly Scot.
, plural tol·booths [tohl, -boo, th, z, -booths].
- a town jail.
- a town hall or guild hall, especially a place where tolls are paid.
tolbooth
/ -ˌbuːð; ˈtɒl-; ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ /
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The marquis of Argyle beheaded at Edinburgh and his head set upon the Tolbooth.
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The market-place has lost its curious old tolbooth, and in its place stands a town hall of good Tudor design.
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The venerable Tolbooth and Cross Steeples still look down upon a busy scene.
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At the intersection were the Mercat Cross and the Tolbooth, prison and council chamber in one.
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His head was fixed on the top of the Tolbooth, where the head of Montrose had formerly decayed.
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