tol|booth

tol|booth
tol|booth «TOHL BOOTH, -BOOTH», noun.
Scottish. a town prison; jail. Originally, the cells were under the town hall. Also, tollbooth.
[Middle English tolbothe < toll toll2 + bothe booth]

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