tollhouse

[ tohl-hous ]

noun,plural toll·hous·es [tohl-hou-ziz]. /ˈtoʊlˌhaʊ zɪz/.
  1. a house or booth at a tollgate, occupied by a tollkeeper.

Origin of tollhouse

1
First recorded in 1400–50, tollhouse is from the late Middle English word tolhowse.See toll1, house

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How to use tollhouse in a sentence

  • The cost of maintaining tollhouses at short intervals on a turnpike sometimes exceeds the amount collected.

    The Principles of Economics | Frank A. Fetter

British Dictionary definitions for tollhouse

tollhouse

/ (ˈtəʊlˌhaʊs, ˈtɒl-) /


noun
  1. a small house at a tollgate occupied by a toll collector

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