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Tolbooth

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Tolbooth is a noun meaning (Scotland) The traditional municipal building of a Scottish town or burgh, usually including a meeting-hall, court, prison and (eponymically) a place for the receipt of taxes, duties and fines.

Meaning

(Scotland) The traditional municipal building of a Scottish town or burgh, usually including a meeting-hall, court, prison and (eponymically) a place for the receipt of taxes, duties and fines.

More Meanings

  1. Archaic form of toll booth.

Word Forms

Synonyms for tolbooth

Depending on context, synonyms include tollbooth, tollhouse.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tollbooth, tollhouse, guildhall, burgh, hallmote, bailie.

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