toll thorough

toll thorough
A toll demandable by an express grant, by custom or prescription on a public highway, in a public port, or for the use of public property. It is so called because the party claiming it is presumed to have had no original right to the place where he demands toll. Charles River Bridge v Warren Bridge (US) 11 Pet Baldwin's Views 152, 9 L Ed 938, 947.

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  • Toll thorough — Toll Toll, n. [OE. tol, AS. toll; akin to OS. & D. tol, G. zoll, OHG. zol, Icel. tollr, Sw. tull, Dan. told, and also to E. tale; originally, that which is counted out in payment. See {Tale} number.] 1. A tax paid for some liberty or privilege,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • toll thorough — Brit. a payment exacted by a municipal government for the right to use a highway, bridge, or the like; toll. [1660 70] * * * …   Universalium

  • toll thorough — Brit. a payment exacted by a municipal government for the right to use a highway, bridge, or the like; toll. [1660 70] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Toll — Toll, n. [OE. tol, AS. toll; akin to OS. & D. tol, G. zoll, OHG. zol, Icel. tollr, Sw. tull, Dan. told, and also to E. tale; originally, that which is counted out in payment. See {Tale} number.] 1. A tax paid for some liberty or privilege,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Toll and team — Toll Toll, n. [OE. tol, AS. toll; akin to OS. & D. tol, G. zoll, OHG. zol, Icel. tollr, Sw. tull, Dan. told, and also to E. tale; originally, that which is counted out in payment. See {Tale} number.] 1. A tax paid for some liberty or privilege,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Toll bar — Toll Toll, n. [OE. tol, AS. toll; akin to OS. & D. tol, G. zoll, OHG. zol, Icel. tollr, Sw. tull, Dan. told, and also to E. tale; originally, that which is counted out in payment. See {Tale} number.] 1. A tax paid for some liberty or privilege,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Toll bridge — Toll Toll, n. [OE. tol, AS. toll; akin to OS. & D. tol, G. zoll, OHG. zol, Icel. tollr, Sw. tull, Dan. told, and also to E. tale; originally, that which is counted out in payment. See {Tale} number.] 1. A tax paid for some liberty or privilege,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Toll corn — Toll Toll, n. [OE. tol, AS. toll; akin to OS. & D. tol, G. zoll, OHG. zol, Icel. tollr, Sw. tull, Dan. told, and also to E. tale; originally, that which is counted out in payment. See {Tale} number.] 1. A tax paid for some liberty or privilege,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Toll dish — Toll Toll, n. [OE. tol, AS. toll; akin to OS. & D. tol, G. zoll, OHG. zol, Icel. tollr, Sw. tull, Dan. told, and also to E. tale; originally, that which is counted out in payment. See {Tale} number.] 1. A tax paid for some liberty or privilege,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Toll gatherer — Toll Toll, n. [OE. tol, AS. toll; akin to OS. & D. tol, G. zoll, OHG. zol, Icel. tollr, Sw. tull, Dan. told, and also to E. tale; originally, that which is counted out in payment. See {Tale} number.] 1. A tax paid for some liberty or privilege,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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