custom house
or cus·tom·house, customs house, cus·toms·house
a government building or office, as at a seaport, for collecting customs, clearing vessels, etc.
Origin of custom house
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How to use custom house in a sentence
The chef of the customhouse, esteeming the old sol'iers so highly, is an old sol'ier himself,—is it not so?
In Madeira Place | Heman White ChaplinThe wharf-rats and customhouse officers, and broken-down poets, seeking a fortune amid the barrels.
Cape Cod | Henry D. ThoreauI remained in a room at the customhouse, where I could superintend the landing of the stores and their proper distribution.
The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete | William T. ShermanYou will now, in the presence of witnesses—my clerk and one whom he will bring from the customhouse will serve.
The Lady of Lynn | Walter BesantThe new customhouse, which has been completed since my arrival is a fine building, and forms one side of the Market Square.
British Dictionary definitions for custom house
a government office, esp at a port, where customs are collected and ships cleared for entry
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