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toll road
nounB1
/ˈtəʊl ˌrəʊd/A road, especially a motorway or expressway, for which drivers must pay a fee to use.
toll thorough
nounB2
/təʊl/A charge or fee for using a particular service, especially a road, bridge, or tunnel; also, the number of deaths, casualties, or damage resulting from a disaster, war, or accident.
toll traverse
nounExtremely Rare
/ˈtəʊl ˈtrævəs/A historically specific phrase referring to the duty or tax charged for crossing a bridge or passing along a road (toll), combined with the act of passing across or through something (traverse). It is not a standard, commonly used modern compound noun but an older or specialized pairing.
tollage
nounVery Low (Archaic/Legal Historical)
/ˈtəʊlɪdʒ/A tax, duty, or charge levied for using something, especially a bridge or road; the act of levying such a charge.
tollbooth
nounMedium
/ˈtəʊl buːθ/A booth or small building where tolls are collected, typically on a road or bridge.
toller
nounLow
/ˈtəʊlə(r)/One who tolls, especially one who collects tolls or operates a toll road/bridge.
tollgate
nounB2
/ˈtəʊlɡeɪt/A gate or barrier on a road, bridge, or highway where a toll or fee is collected for passage.
tollgatherer
nounObsolete/Historical
/ˈtəʊlˌɡæð.ər.ə/A person whose job is to collect tolls (fees) from people using a road, bridge, or canal.
tollhouse
nounLow
/ˈtəʊlhaʊs/A building where tolls are collected for the use of a road, bridge, or canal.
tollhouse cookie
nounLow
/ˈtəʊlhaʊs ˌkʊki/A type of chocolate chip cookie, originally made famous by the Toll House Inn in Massachusetts, USA.
tolling dog
nounRare / Technical
/ˈtəʊlɪŋ dɒɡ/A dog (typically a retriever breed like a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever) trained to lure waterfowl within hunters' range by playful movements along the shoreline.
tollkeeper
nounC2
/ˈtəʊlˌkiːpə/A person who collects payment (a toll) from travelers for using a specific road, bridge, or canal.
tollman
nounLow
/ˈtəʊlmən/A person who collects tolls, especially at a tollgate.
tollund man
nounlow
/ˈtɒlənd ˌmæn/A naturally mummified Iron Age man discovered in a peat bog in Denmark in 1950, known for his exceptionally preserved features.
tollway
nounC1
/ˈtəʊl.weɪ/A major road, especially an expressway or highway, for which a fee (a toll) must be paid to use it.
tolly
nounRare (C2)
/ˈtɒli/A chiefly British term for a long, cylindrical piece of plastic or wood, used especially by children as a toy or for play-fighting.
tollywood
nounlow
/ˈtɒli.wʊd/The Telugu-language film industry based in the Indian states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
tolnaftate
nounLow
/tɒlˈnæf.teɪt/An antifungal medication used to treat skin infections such as athlete's foot and ringworm.
tolpuddle martyrs
plural-nounSpecialized
/ˈtɒlpʌdəl ˈmɑːtəz/Six farm laborers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England, who were convicted and transported to Australia in 1834 for forming a trade union.
tolstoy
nounLow
/ˈtɒl.stɔɪ/Relating to or characteristic of Leo Tolstoy, the Russian writer; profound, morally serious, and expansive in scope.

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