tolbooth

tol·booth

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tohl-booth, -booth]
- /ˈtoʊlˌbuθ, -ˌbuð/
- /tˈɒlbuːθ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tohl-booth, -booth]
- /ˈtoʊlˌbuθ, -ˌbuð/

Definitions of tolbooth word

noun plural tolbooth a town jail. 1
noun plural tolbooth a town hall or guild hall, especially a place where tolls are paid. 1
noun tolbooth a town hall 0
abbreviation TOLBOOTH tollbooth 0

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Origin of tolbooth

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1300-50; See origin at tollbooth

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Parts of speech for Tolbooth

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tolbooth popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tolbooth usage trend in Literature

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