A toll-house gate or barrier; cf. toll-bar n. at toll, n.1 compounds.
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释义 | society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > duty on goods > imposition or collecting of duties on goods > [noun] > toll-barrier (16) bar1540 A toll-house gate or barrier; cf. toll-bar n. at toll, n.1 compounds. turnpike1678 A barrier (orig. of the nature of a turnpike in sense 2, later a gate or gates) placed across a road to stop passage till the toll is paid; a… sidebar1760 A toll gate on a side road. Cf. toll-bar n. at toll, n.1 compounds, bar, n.1 13. Now historical. toll-gate1773 a gate across a road at which toll was payable, a turnpike-gate. barrier1804 gen. A fence or material obstruction of any kind erected (or serving) to bar the advance of persons… In continental towns: The gate at which custom… toll-bar1813 a barrier (usually a gate) across a road or bridge, where toll is taken; in Scotland formerly often applied to the toll-collector's house. pike1820 The barrier or gate at which the toll is paid; = turnpike, n. 4a. Now historical. octroi1861 The point at which goods are examined for liability to this duty; the body of officials responsible for this. pay wicket1895 (a) = pay-gate n. at pay, v.1 compounds 1c (now rare); (b) Canadian a booth, etc., at which money (esp. that won from gambling) is paid out; chiefly… péage1973 In France: a section of autoroute on which toll must be paid; a gate or barrier at which motorists pay the toll. Subcategories:— table of toll-dues at (1) — keeper of (5) |
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