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tolbooth Definition

tol·booth (tōl′bo̵̅o̅t̸h′)

noun

tollbooth

Etymology: ME tolbothe, booth where toll is collected: see toll & booth

tolbooth Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • replace: The building replaced the tolbooth which had once stood here.

Adjective modifier

  • old: Rafters restaurant, upstairs, is home to the door from the condemned cell that one formed part of Edinburgh's old Tolbooth.
  • original: The current Paisley Town Hall, built on or very near the site of the original tolbooth, looks on to the Cross.
  • 16th: This particular food is reflected in the shape of the weather vane atop the town's 16th century tolbooth.
  • early: The tower is closely based on the early 18th century tolbooth at West Wemyss.