English Explanatory Dictionary

tollhouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A building where a toll is collected on a toll road.

Word forms

tollhouse tollhouses

Etymology

From toll + house. In previous centuries it was common for the toll collector to live in the tollhouse, his housing counting as part of his compensation.

Related words

tollbar toll-collector tollgate tollhouse cookie tolltaker lockhouse
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