tolbooth

or toll·booth

[ tohl-booth, -booth ]

/ ˈtoʊlˌbuθ, -ˌbuð /

noun, plural tol·booths [tohl-boothz, -booths]. /ˈtoʊlˌbuðz, -ˌbuθs/. Chiefly Scot.

a town jail.

a town hall or guild hall, especially a place where tolls are paid.

Origin of tolbooth

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at tollbooth

Words nearby tolbooth

Tokyo Bay, tola, tolan, Toland, tolar, tolbooth, tolbutamide, tolbutamide test, told, tole, Toledo

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Example sentences from the Web for tolbooth

He lost all his wealth by heavy fines, and, after imprisonment in the Castle and in the Tolbooth, died in 1648.
Edinburgh|Rosaline Masson
The Tolbooth was broken open, and Porteous hanged to a barber's pole, all with the greatest order and regularity.
A History of England, Period III.|Rev. J. Franck Bright
The latter was taken easily enough, and clapped into the Tolbooth.
Claverhouse|Mowbray Morris
Ian Rullock, after lying two months in the tolbooth, has escaped.
Foes|Mary Johnston

Two or three others were killed, and some (taken prisoners) had to Edinburgh, and cast into irons in the tolbooth.
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Vol. II (of 3)|Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for tolbooth

tolbooth

/ (ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ, -ˌbuːð, ˈtɒl-) /

noun

mainly Scot a town hall

a variant spelling of tollbooth

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单词	tolbooth
释义	tolbooth or toll·booth [ tohl-booth, -booth ] / ˈtoʊlˌbuθ, -ˌbuð / noun, plural tol·booths [tohl-boothz, -booths]. /ˈtoʊlˌbuðz, -ˌbuθs/. Chiefly Scot. a town jail. a town hall or guild hall, especially a place where tolls are paid. Origin of tolbooth Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at tollbooth Words nearby tolbooth Tokyo Bay, tola, tolan, Toland, tolar, tolbooth, tolbutamide, tolbutamide test, told, tole, Toledo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tolbooth He lost all his wealth by heavy fines, and, after imprisonment in the Castle and in the Tolbooth, died in 1648. Edinburgh\|Rosaline Masson The Tolbooth was broken open, and Porteous hanged to a barber's pole, all with the greatest order and regularity. A History of England, Period III.\|Rev. J. Franck Bright The latter was taken easily enough, and clapped into the Tolbooth. Claverhouse\|Mowbray Morris Ian Rullock, after lying two months in the tolbooth, has escaped. Foes\|Mary Johnston Two or three others were killed, and some (taken prisoners) had to Edinburgh, and cast into irons in the tolbooth. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Vol. II (of 3)\|Walter Scott British Dictionary definitions for tolbooth tolbooth / (ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ, -ˌbuːð, ˈtɒl-) / noun mainly Scot a town hall 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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