Keith Briggs wrote:
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> PN YW 5 page168 line 12 says "ME tolbothe `a guild-hall, a town-hall'".
> Is this right? Why is it not a toll-booth?
Because it would be a bit early? "Toll" meaning, er, 'road toll' seems to date only from 1477. 'Tax collector's booth' would be the original meaning of "tolbooth".
John Briggs
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