boardinghouse

noun

board·​ing·​house ˈbȯr-diŋ-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce boardinghouse (audio)
: a lodging house at which meals are provided

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At the boardinghouse, proprietress Fräulein Schneider and her Jewish tenant, Herr Schultz, who owns a fruit store, begin a serious romance with plans to marry. Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024 Blackpool, sweeping the planks of his mother’s boardinghouse while listening to a staticky radio broadcast. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024 After resorting to desperate measures by burning down a boardinghouse and stealing money and a palomino horse, Tom and Polly set out for San Francisco. Malcolm Forbes, Washington Post, 7 July 2024 Others managed to scramble onto the roof of an adjacent boardinghouse. Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for boardinghouse 

Word History

First Known Use

1680, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of boardinghouse was in 1680

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“Boardinghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boardinghouse. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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boardinghouse

noun
board·​ing·​house ˈbōrd-iŋ-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce boardinghouse (audio)
ˈbȯrd-
: a house at which persons are boarded

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