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custom house

–noun
a government building or office, as at a seaport, for collecting customs, clearing vessels, etc.
Also, cus⋅tom⋅house, customs house, cus⋅toms⋅house.


Origin:
1480–90
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cus·tom·house   (kŭs'təm-hous')   
n.  A governmental building or office where customs are collected and ships are cleared for entering or leaving the country.
cus·toms·house   (kŭs'təmz-hous')   
n.  Variant of customhouse.
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