tolbooth

tol·booth

also toll·booth T0252300 (tōl′bo͞oth′)n. Scots A prison; a jail.

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[Middle English tolbothe, town hall containing customs offices and prison cells : tol, toll; see toll¹ + bothe, booth; see booth.]

tolbooth

(ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ; -ˌbuːð; ˈtɒl-) n1. chiefly Scot a town hall2. a variant spelling of tollbooth

tol•booth

(ˈtoʊlˌbuθ, -ˌbuð)
n., pl. -booths (-ˌbuðz, -ˌbuθs) Scot. 1. a town jail. 2. a town hall or guild hall, esp. a place where tolls are paid. [1300–50; Middle English; see tollbooth]

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tolbooth - a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tollstollbooth, tollhousekiosk, stall, booth, cubicle - small area set off by walls for special usetoll plaza - an area where tollbooths are located