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Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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tolbooth — /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] * * * … Universalium
toleware — /tohl wair /, n. articles made of tole. [TOLE1 + WARE1] * * * ▪ metalwork any object of japanned (varnished) tinplate and pewter. The term is derived from the French name for such objects, tôle peinte. The tinplate sheets of iron or steel dipped … Universalium
Tolkien — /tohl keen, tol /, n. J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) /rooh euhl/, 1892 1973, English novelist, philologist, and teacher, born in South Africa. * * * … Universalium
tollbooth — /tohl boohth , boohdh /, n., pl. tollbooths / boohdhz , boohths /. 1. a booth, as at a bridge or the entrance to a toll road, where a toll is collected. 2. Chiefly Scot. tolbooth. [1300 50; ME tolbothe. See TOLL1, BOOTH] * * * … Universalium
toll-free — /tohl free /, adj. 1. made, used, provided, etc., without tolls or a charge: a toll free highway; a toll free phone number. adv. 2. free of charge: to call toll free. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
tollgate — /tohl gayt /, n. a gate where toll is collected. [1765 75; TOLL1 + GATE] * * * … Universalium
tollgatherer — /tohl gadh euhr euhr/, n. a person who collects tolls, taxes, or other imposts. [1350 1400; ME tol gaderer. See TOLL1, GATHERER] * * * … Universalium
tollhouse — /tohl hows /, n., pl. tollhouses / how ziz/. a house or booth at a tollgate, occupied by a tollkeeper. [1400 50; late ME tolhowse. See TOLL1, HOUSE] * * * … Universalium
tollkeeper — /tohl kee peuhr/, n. the collector at a tollgate. [1815 25; TOLL1 + KEEPER] * * * … Universalium
tollman — /tohl meuhn/, n., pl. tollmen. a tollkeeper. [1735 45; TOLL1 + MAN] * * * … Universalium
