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tolbooth

or toll·booth

[ tohl-booth, -booth ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.
, plural tol·booths [tohl, -boo, th, z, -booths].
  1. a town jail.
  2. a town hall or guild hall, especially a place where tolls are paid.


tolbooth

/ -ˌbuːð; ˈtɒl-; ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ /

noun

  1. a town hall
  2. a variant spelling of tollbooth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tolbooth1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; tollbooth
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Example Sentences

The marquis of Argyle beheaded at Edinburgh and his head set upon the Tolbooth.

The market-place has lost its curious old tolbooth, and in its place stands a town hall of good Tudor design.

The venerable Tolbooth and Cross Steeples still look down upon a busy scene.

At the intersection were the Mercat Cross and the Tolbooth, prison and council chamber in one.

His head was fixed on the top of the Tolbooth, where the head of Montrose had formerly decayed.

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