TOLLHOUSE

tollbooth, tolbooth, tollhouse

(noun) a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tollhouse (plural tollhouses)

A building where a toll is collected on a toll road.

Source: Wiktionary


Toll"house`, n.; pl. Tollhouses (.

Definition: A house occupied by a receiver of tolls.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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