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Definition of Tollhouse
1. Noun. A booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls.
Generic synonyms: Booth, Cubicle, Kiosk, Stall
Group relationships: Toll Plaza
Definition of Tollhouse
1. n. A house occupied by a receiver of tolls.
Definition of Tollhouse
1. Noun. A building where a toll is collected on a toll road. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tollhouse
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tollhouse
Literary usage of Tollhouse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of All the Cases Decided by All the Superior Courts Relating to by Edward William Cox, Great BRitain Magistrates' cases (1880)
"The tollhouse was erected in 1851, and was used for about sixteen years afterwards
for collecting tolls. In 1867 it was resolved to remove the bar, ..."
2. An Analytical Digest of the Cases Published in the New Series of the Law by Cecil Clare Marston Dale (1881)
"Where a tollhouse had ceased to be used as such since 1867, but was used as a
dwelling- house for one of the men employed in the repair of the road, ..."
3. Calendar of the Records of the Country of Derby (1899)
"Conveyance in fee (by deed poll; of a slip of land containing one hundred and
forty square yards, lying on the opposite side of the road to the tollhouse, ..."
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