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TOLBOOTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tolbooth mean?
• TOLBOOTH (noun)
The noun TOLBOOTH has 1 sense:
1. a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls
Familiarity information: TOLBOOTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
tolbooth; tollbooth; tollhouse
Hypernyms ("tolbooth" is a kind of...):
booth; cubicle; kiosk; stall (small area set off by walls for special use)
Holonyms ("tolbooth" is a part of...):
toll plaza (an area where tollbooths are located)
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