Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tolldish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tolld-ish
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vessel for measuring the toll of corn for grinding.

Example Sentences

"So a mill; for one shall have it for so long a time, or one toll-dish, the other for a like time afterwards, or the second toll-dish."
"Derbyshire and other places prescribes to take lead of mines sterile, which is without gold or silver, without paying anything except coplot and tolldish, which privilege, 10th Elizabeth, was granted for ever to the Society of London for the Mineral and Battery Works, and they only, to employ, govern, and pay the miners and workmen in all mineral affairs, prout grant."

Etymology

From toll + dish.

Inflected Forms

tolldishes (plural)

Questions

What does tolldish mean?: A vessel for measuring the toll of corn for grinding.
Where does tolldish come from?: From toll + dish.

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