a building or office in which searches of people, baggage, etc., are conducted, esp. at a custom house or at a diamond mine; = searching house, n. 2.
| 单词 | θ220284 |
| 释义 | society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > duty on goods > imposition or collecting of duties on goods > [noun] > customs house or tollbooth > room or building (3) search housec1530 a building or office in which searches of people, baggage, etc., are conducted, esp. at a custom house or at a diamond mine; = searching house, n. 2. long room1642 (also with capital initials) an assembly room in a private house or public building; spec. (a) (in the Custom House of the City of London) the large… toll-room1749 a room or apartment where tolls are collected, as at a turnpike. |
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