tolbooth
/ˈtoʊlˌbuθ/
noun
- A historical building in a Scottish town that served as a town hall, courthouse, and jail.
- In the 17th century, the tolbooth was where local trials were held.
- The old tolbooth in Edinburgh is now a popular tourist attraction.
- The guide explained how the tolbooth once housed prisoners in its basement.
- A booth or building where tolls are collected, especially on a bridge or road.
- They restored the old tolbooth that once collected taxes from travelers.
- The ancient tolbooth at the city gate still stands today.
- Drivers stopped at the tolbooth to pay the bridge fee.
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