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tolbooth
tol·booth
/
ˈtoʊlˌbuθ, -ˌbuð
/
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[
tohl
-booth, -boo
th
]
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noun,
plural
tol·booths
/
-ˌbuðz
,
-ˌbuθs
/
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[
-boo
th
z
,
-booths
]
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.
Chiefly Scot.
1.
a town jail.
2.
a town hall or guild hall, especially a place where tolls are paid.
Also,
tollbooth
.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English;
see
tollbooth
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tolbooth
(ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ, -ˌbuːð, ˈtɒl-)
—
n
1.
chiefly
(
Scot
) a town hall
2.
a variant spelling of
tollbooth
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tollbooth
or
tolbooth
(ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ, -ˌbuːð, ˈtɒl-, ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ, -ˌbuːð, ˈtɒl-)
—
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tolbooth
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tolbooth
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Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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