1774 Nicholson in (Royal Soc.) 64 351 These appearances continued till I reached the turnpike-house.
1806 Chron. 15 May in (1808) 405/1 The toll-table, against the turnpike house, at Whalley.
1863 Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in 1 Aug. 542/1 The Turnpike-house was all overgrown with ivy; and the Turnpike-keeper, unable to get a living out of the tolls, plied the trade of a cobbler.