tollhouse

[ tohl-hous ]

/ ˈtoʊlˌhaʊs /

noun, plural toll·hous·es [tohl-hou-ziz]. /ˈtoʊlˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a house or booth at a tollgate, occupied by a tollkeeper.

Origin of tollhouse

First recorded in 1400–50, tollhouse is from the late Middle English word tolhowse.See toll¹, house

Words nearby tollhouse

toll collector, toller, toll-free, tollgate, tollgatherer, tollhouse, tollhouse cookie, tolling dog, tollkeeper, toll line, tollman

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Example sentences from the Web for tollhouse

There was no charge made to pedestrians, for whom a small gate or turnstile was provided at the side nearest the tollhouse.
From John O'Groats to Land's End|Robert Naylor and John Naylor
Longley ran into the tollhouse and came out with a sawed-off shotgun.
Down the Mother Lode|Vivia Hemphill
He read the letter, which was not long, put it in his pocket, and then entered the tollhouse.
The Captain's Toll-Gate|Frank R. Stockton
I want you to stay with me, but I don't expect you to be stuck down to this tollhouse all day.
The Captain's Toll-Gate|Frank R. Stockton

The carrier brought but one letter to the tollhouse, and that was for Captain Asher himself.
The Captain's Toll-Gate|Frank R. Stockton

British Dictionary definitions for tollhouse

tollhouse

/ (ˈtəʊlˌhaʊs, ˈtɒl-) /

noun

a small house at a tollgate occupied by a toll collector

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

单词	tollhouse
释义	tollhouse [ tohl-hous ] / ˈtoʊlˌhaʊs / noun, plural toll·hous·es [tohl-hou-ziz]. /ˈtoʊlˌhaʊ zɪz/. a house or booth at a tollgate, occupied by a tollkeeper. Origin of tollhouse First recorded in 1400–50, tollhouse is from the late Middle English word tolhowse.See toll¹, house Words nearby tollhouse toll collector, toller, toll-free, tollgate, tollgatherer, tollhouse, tollhouse cookie, tolling dog, tollkeeper, toll line, tollman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tollhouse There was no charge made to pedestrians, for whom a small gate or turnstile was provided at the side nearest the tollhouse. From John O'Groats to Land's End\|Robert Naylor and John Naylor Longley ran into the tollhouse and came out with a sawed-off shotgun. Down the Mother Lode\|Vivia Hemphill He read the letter, which was not long, put it in his pocket, and then entered the tollhouse. The Captain's Toll-Gate\|Frank R. Stockton I want you to stay with me, but I don't expect you to be stuck down to this tollhouse all day. The Captain's Toll-Gate\|Frank R. Stockton The carrier brought but one letter to the tollhouse, and that was for Captain Asher himself. The Captain's Toll-Gate\|Frank R. Stockton British Dictionary definitions for tollhouse tollhouse / (ˈtəʊlˌhaʊs, ˈtɒl-) / noun a small house at a tollgate occupied by a toll collector 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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