What does "tollbooth" mean?
Tollbooth: In Scotland, a burgh jail; hence, any prison, especially a town jail. Sir W. Scott.
Additional senses
- 2.To imprison in a tollbooth. [R.] That they might tollbooth Oxford men. Bp. Corbet.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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