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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country;
[syn: customhouse, customshouse]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Customhouse \Cus"tom*house"\ (-hous`), n. The building where customs and duties are paid, and where vessels are entered or cleared. [1913 Webster] Customhouse broker, an agent who acts for merchants in the business of entering and clearing goods and vessels. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

customhouse n 1: a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country [syn: customhouse, customshouse]
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

CUSTOM-HOUSE. A place appointed by law, in ports of entry, where importers of goods, wares and merchandise are bound to enter the same, in order to pay or secure the duties or customs due to the government.