释义 |
tollman|ˈtəʊlmən| Pl. -men. [f. toll n.1] A man who collects tolls; the keeper of a toll-gate.
1743in Feret Fulham (1900) I. 63 It was agreed to take on Mr. Haines (tollman) again. 1763[see toll-house 2]. 1782Cowper Gilpin 243 The toll-men thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race. 1816Scott Tales My Landlord Introd., The tollman at the well-frequented turnpike on the Wellbrae-head. 1886W. J. Tucker E. Europe 98 ‘You must pay toll’, said the toll-man, stepping forward. |