boarding out

British  

noun

1. social welfare

   1. the local-authority practice of placing a client in a foster family or voluntary establishment and paying for it

   2. ( as modifier )

      boarding-out allowances

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Example Sentences

For some days he meditated upon the possibility of boarding out his tadpoles with some trustworthy person, and then the chance sight of the phrase in a newspaper turned his thoughts to an Experimental Farm.

From The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

It was proposed to adopt the system of boarding out which had been in operation in Scotland; due provision was made for their inspection.

From Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles by Tuke, Daniel Hack

Spunkie has been boarding out all August at a cat home, but he seems glad to get back to us.

From Miss Billy by Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)

The old Squire was thoughtful enough to remember that Ralph would not find it very pleasant "boarding out" all the time he was entitled to spend at Pete Jones's.

From The Hoosier Schoolmaster A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana by Eggleston, Edward

It is well, however, to anticipate a very probable side result if we make the boarding out of pauper children a regular rural industry.

From Mankind in the Making by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)