tol·booth also toll·booth (t l b th )n. Scots A prison; a jail. [Middle English tolbothe, town hall containing customs offices and prison cells : tol, toll; see toll1 + bothe, booth; see booth.] |
tolbooth [ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ -ˌbuːð ˈtɒl-]
n
1. Chiefly Scot a town hall
2. a variant spelling of tollbooth
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