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table board

noun

daily meals provided for pay.

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Words nearby table board

tabla, tablas, tablature, table, table bay, table board, table corn, table cut, table d'hôte, table dancing, table football

Origin of table board

First recorded in 1475–85
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for table board

  • The early dining-table was a board placed on trestles, which was called a table-board.

    The Historical Child|Oscar Chrisman

  • As the table was called a table-board so the table-cloth was called a board-cloth.

    The Historical Child|Oscar Chrisman

  • I have seen a curious old table top, or table-board, which permitted diners seated at it to dispense with trenchers or plates.

    Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle

  • You deserve that I should let you eat your fists by way of table-board; but I'm no such dirt as you.

    Moran of the Lady Letty|Frank Norris