boardinghouse
or board·ing house
[bawr-ding-hous, bohr-]
- a house at which board or board and lodging may be obtained for payment.
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Origin of boardinghouse
First recorded in 1720–30
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crib, apartment, shelter, house, housing, hotel, roof, pad, lodging, quarters, motel, board, boardinghouse, digsExamples from the Web for boardinghouse
Historical Examples
She lives in a boardinghouse at Brompton, and comes to the party in a fly.
The Christmas BooksWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
And again he used them as breastworks in foraging at the boardinghouse.
Strictly BusinessO. Henry
We lived there at a boardinghouse, and she behaved badly, very badly.
In the Year of JubileeGeorge Gissing
The younger brother and Grace were sitting on the stoop of the boardinghouse.
The Boy ScoutRichard Harding Davis
Jurgis got himself a place in a boardinghouse with some congenial friends.
The JungleUpton Sinclair