The tollman would swing out this shoe over the boat that was passing through, as a boy would swing his hook and sinker out over the water if he were going to catch fish.
"Rollo in Holland"
Jacob Abbott
The tollman would then draw it in, and, taking out the money, would carry it to his toll house, which was a small building, not much bigger than a sentry box that stood on the pier close by.
"Rollo in Holland"
Jacob Abbott
Dominicus was acquainted with the tollman, and, while making change, the usual remarks on the weather passed between them.
"From-Twice-Told-Tales"
Hawthorne, Nathaniel