Hypertext Webster Gateway: "customhouse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Customhouse \Cus"tom*house"\ (-hous`), n.
The building where customs and duties are paid, and where
vessels are entered or cleared.
{Customhouse broker}, an agent who acts for merchants in the
business of entering and clearing goods and vessels.
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