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. See tollbooth
   a variant spelling of tollbooth

Word History and Origins

Origin of tolbooth¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; tollbooth

Example Sentences

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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