bed board

American  

Or bedboard

noun

1. a thin, rigid board placed between a mattress and bedspring to give firm support.

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Etymology

Origin of bed board

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

Jimson scrounges his way around London, punctuating his attempts to procure bed, board and artists' materials while mentally composing his work in progress, The Living God.

From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2011

In England's good old days, the tavern, like the inn, was a refuge for travelers, providing bed, board, a warming fire and flagons of wine.

From Time Magazine Archive

No taphouse, farm cottage, hall or castle 'but hailed him as Ireland's dar ling and had bed, board and homage for him at any hour.

From Time Magazine Archive

Students often slept two to a bed, board was $10 a month, and both men and women residents worked on the school's farm to produce their food.

From Time Magazine Archive

The replies of the courier to our inquiries after a hotel had left a complete blank in our prospects of bed, board, and lodging at the end of our journey.

From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas