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Meanings of customhouse in English

A government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country.

Usage of customhouse in English
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Just across the street fluttered the Mexican flag from the Mexican customhouse.
Jean of the Lazy A
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The reforms proposed in the customhouse at New York were carried out.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
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The Arabic press arrived in 1834, and passed without objection through the customhouse.
History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners F...
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Like Hawthorne, Poe tried to get a position in a customhouse, but failed.
History of American Literature
5
He veered left, toward the wide, well-traveled avenue that led directly to the customhouse.
The brazen gambit
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They left the customhouse on a wave of his hand.
The brazen gambit
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Sailors, customhouse officers, and provincial gendarmes were also conveyed to Paris in considerable numbers.
My Days of Adventure / The Fall of France, 1870-71
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Besides, the empty jar will save trouble at the customhouse.
In the Midst of Alarms
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The customhouse, court-house, post-office, etc., were on the plateau above.
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Volume 2
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The customhouse entry-hall echoed with the resonant sound of the seal impressing the wax.
The brazen gambit
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Elven market or customhouse, they'd be into the city and out again in record time.
The brazen gambit
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This contained specific charges, but of a general character, against persons employed in the customhouse.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
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Even the advance guard of the customhouse is welcomed by one and all-ornearly all.
Europe Revised
14
I have, however, been thinking over the customhouse problem of which you asked my opinion.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
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Wouldn't trust a customhouse templar's answer to that question, no matter who or what he was.
The brazen gambit
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They were requested to make a thorough examination into the conduct of business in that customhouse.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
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