TOLBOOTH


Meaning of TOLBOOTH in English

/tohl"boohth', -boohdh'/ , n. , pl. tolbooths /-boohdhz', -boohths'/ .

1. Chiefly Scot.

2. a town jail.

3. a town hall or guild hall, esp. a place where tolls are paid. Also tollbooth .

[ 1300-50; ME; see TOLLBOOTH ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .