tolbooth / ˈtoʊlˌbuθ, -ˌbuð /

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tolbooth 的定义

n. 名词 noun

plural tol·booths [tohl-boothz, -booths]. /ˈtoʊlˌbuðz, -ˌbuθs/. Chiefly Scot.

  1. a town jail.
  2. a town hall or guild hall, especially a place where tolls are paid.

更多tolbooth例句

  1. The marquis of Argyle beheaded at Edinburgh and his head set upon the Tolbooth.
  2. The market-place has lost its curious old tolbooth, and in its place stands a town hall of good Tudor design.
  3. The venerable Tolbooth and Cross Steeples still look down upon a busy scene.
  4. At the intersection were the Mercat Cross and the Tolbooth, prison and council chamber in one.
  5. His head was fixed on the top of the Tolbooth, where the head of Montrose had formerly decayed.