What is another word for tolbooth?

Pronunciation: [tˈɒlbuːθ] (IPA)

The word "tolbooth" refers to a Scottish term for a prison or a municipal building that served as a place to collect custom dues and taxes. Synonyms for the word "tolbooth" include a townhouse, a custom house, a magistrate's court, a police station, a government building, a jail, a lock-up, and a cellblock. These synonyms can be used interchangeably to refer to a building designed to collect taxes and custom duties or a prison facility where convicts are held. The tolbooth was an essential part of Scottish towns and cities and played a role in the administration of law and order in these communities.

What are the hypernyms for Tolbooth?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Tolbooth?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

What are the holonyms for Tolbooth?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.
  • holonyms for tolbooth (as nouns)

What are the antonyms for Tolbooth?

  • n.

    noun
    • outside
    • .

Usage examples for Tolbooth

He took the prisoner on his back, And down the tolbooth stair cam he; The black mare stood ready at the door, I wot a foot ne'er stirred she.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott
It is still a quaint-looking but clean town, with long straggling street, and one or two buildings-the parish kirk and tolbooth-offering decidedly Continental suggestions.
"In the Border Country"
W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett
316. tolbooth fired, ii.
"A History of the Four Georges, Volume I (of 4)"
Justin McCarthy

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