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nouna barrier, especially a gate, across a road or bridge, where toll is collected. Origin of toll barFirst recorded in 1805–15 Words nearby toll barto little purpose, Tolkien, Tolkien, J. R. R., toll, tollage, toll bar, tollbooth, toll bridge, toll call, toll collector, toller Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for toll barAt the outskirts of the town she stopped at a toll-bar, and began to rap smartly with her knuckles on the gate. Scotch Wit and Humor|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe Bobby knew the pause at the toll-bar in the valley, and the mixed odors of many passing horses and men, there. Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson Some little money perhaps to pay the first toll-bar of life: so, out of four shillings in Aunty's purse, she took one. Narrative And Miscellaneous Papers|Thomas De Quincey The janitor leaned against his toll-bar and still followed me with a stare. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
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