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/tohl"hows'/, n., pl. tollhouses /-how'ziz/.a house or booth at a tollgate, occupied by a tollkeeper.[1400-50; late ME tolhowse. See TOLL1, HOUSE]
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Tollhouse — Toll house , n.; pl. {Tollhouses}. A house occupied by a receiver of tolls. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tollhouse — [tōl′hous΄] n. 1. a house at a tollgate, in which the tollkeeper lives 2. a booth, etc. where tolls are taken … English World dictionary
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tollhouse — noun Date: 14th century a house or booth where tolls are taken … New Collegiate Dictionary
tollhouse — noun A building where a toll is collected on a toll road … Wiktionary
tollhouse — n. house for the collection of taxes … English contemporary dictionary
tollhouse — toll•house [[t]ˈtoʊlˌhaʊs[/t]] n. pl. hous•es [[t] ˌhaʊ zɪz[/t]] a house or booth at a tollgate, occupied by a toll collector • Etymology: 1400–50 … From formal English to slang
tollhouse — /ˈtoʊlhaʊs/ (say tohlhows) noun a house at a tollgate, occupied by a tollkeeper. {toll2 + house1} …
tollhouse — noun a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑tollbooth, ↑tolbooth • Hypernyms: ↑booth, ↑cubicle, ↑stall, ↑kiosk … Useful english dictionary
