tolbooth
noun
tol·booth ˈtō(l)-ˌbüth 
ˈtäl-,
ˈtȯl-
1
Scotland : a town or market hall
2
Scotland : jail, prison
Synonyms
- bastille
- big house [slang]
- bridewell
- brig
- calaboose
- can
- clink [slang]
- cooler
- coop
- guardroom
- hock
- hold
- hoosegow
- jail
- jailhouse
- joint [slang]
- jug
- lockup
- nick [British slang]
- pen
- penitentiary
- pokey [slang]
- prison
- quod [British slang]
- slam
- slammer
- stir [slang]
- stockade
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Deacon Brodie, thought to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, was publicly hung at the site of the old tolbooth of Edinburgh.
Word History
Etymology
Middle English tolbothe, tollbothe tollbooth, town hall, jail
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
tolbooth
noun
as in penitentiary
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody Deacon Brodie, thought to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, was publicly hung at the site of the old tolbooth of Edinburgh Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- penitentiary
- prison
- jail
- brig
- guardroom
- bridewell
- bastille
- stockade
- jailhouse
- calaboose
- coop
- hoosegow
- pen
- big house
- jug
- lockup
- clink
- cage
- hock
- quod
- cooler
- nick
- pokey
- can
- slammer
- dungeon
- joint
- guardhouse
- stir
- cell
- ward
- tank
- hold
- slam
- bull pen
- stalag
- oubliette
- hole
- glasshouse
- gulag
- hulk(s)
- block
- work camp
- concentration camp
- keep
- prison camp
- reformatory
- labor camp
- training school
- reform school
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- outside