custom house

or cus·tom·house, customs house, cus·toms·house

noun

a government building or office, as at a seaport, for collecting customs, clearing vessels, etc.

Origin of custom house

First recorded in 1480–90

Words nearby custom house

custom-built, customer, customer-facing, customer relationship management, customer's man, custom house, customize, custom-made, custom-make, custom-order, customs

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Example sentences from the Web for custom house

Custom-house officers, jailers, &c., all share the fate of their betters.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847|Various
The custom-house officer, searching the next luggage to mine, unearthed two boxes of cigars; of course these were contraband.
With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1|Various
Here, to my great surprise, a Custom-house officer appeared and asked us to open our trunks.
Northern Travel|Bayard Taylor
The millinery of Paris is in the ascendant, and there is no longer any need for searching female smugglers at the custom-house.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine--Volume 62, No. 386, December, 1847|Various

Fidle held on well at the custom-house, and I think that he became a general favorite.
In Madeira Place|Heman White Chaplin

British Dictionary definitions for custom house

custom house

customs house

noun

a government office, esp at a port, where customs are collected and ships cleared for entry

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单词	custom house
释义	custom house or cus·tom·house, customs house, cus·toms·house noun a government building or office, as at a seaport, for collecting customs, clearing vessels, etc. Origin of custom house First recorded in 1480–90 Words nearby custom house custom-built, customer, customer-facing, customer relationship management, customer's man, custom house, customize, custom-made, custom-make, custom-order, customs Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for custom house Custom-house officers, jailers, &c., all share the fate of their betters. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847\|Various The custom-house officer, searching the next luggage to mine, unearthed two boxes of cigars; of course these were contraband. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1\|Various Here, to my great surprise, a Custom-house officer appeared and asked us to open our trunks. Northern Travel\|Bayard Taylor The millinery of Paris is in the ascendant, and there is no longer any need for searching female smugglers at the custom-house. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine--Volume 62, No. 386, December, 1847\|Various Fidle held on well at the custom-house, and I think that he became a general favorite. In Madeira Place\|Heman White Chaplin British Dictionary definitions for custom house custom house customs house noun a government office, esp at a port, where customs are collected and ships cleared for entry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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