tollbooth

[tohl-booth, -booth]

toll·booth

[tohl-booth, -booth]
noun, plural toll·booths [-boothz, -booths] .
1.
a booth, as at a bridge or the entrance to a toll road, where a toll is collected.
2.
Chiefly Scot. tolbooth.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English tolbothe. See toll1, booth
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tollbooth or tolbooth (ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ, -ˌbuːð, ˈtɒl-, ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ, -ˌbuːð, ˈtɒl-)
 
n
a booth or kiosk at which a toll is collected
 
tolbooth or tolbooth
 
n

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