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tollhouse

tollhouse

1 6.9
A small building near a road or bridge where people pay to pass
  • noun
  • /ˈtoʊlˌhaʊs/
  • Archaic
translation icon : caseta de peaje
  • We stopped by the tollhouse to collect a map of the area and pay the required toll.
  • Tollhouse cookies

Examples

  • Travelers must stop at the tollhouse to pay the fee before crossing the bridge.

  • Ian, honey, I made you some tollhouse cookies.

    Sex Drive (2008)

  • The old tollhouse at the entrance of the bridge has been preserved as a historical landmark.

Synonyms

tollbooth
vstollhouse
11 2.7

A small building where drivers stop to pay to use a road, bridge, or tunnel

is the general roadside place for collecting fees rather than focusing on drivers
tolbooth
vstollhouse
  • Archaic
9.9

A small building at a tollgate where people pay to cross a road or bridge

is the small building beside a tollgate used for collecting fees in general

Surface Forms

tollhouse singular
tollhouses plural

Morphology

tollhouse = toll + house (transparent) = toll + house

A straightforward compound of two common nouns: a building associated with toll collection.

Etymology

Tollhouse is made of toll meaning 'fee' or 'tax' and house meaning 'building'. So it names the small building where travelers stopped to pay to use a road or bridge.