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bed and board
noun
1.
living quarters and meals: In this school students must pay by the week for bed and board.
2.
one's home regarded as exemplifying the obligations of marriage: He said he would not be responsible for her debts after she left his bed and board.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English
1400–50; late Middle English
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Bed and board
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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World English Dictionary
| bed and board | |
| —n | |
| 1. | sleeping accommodation and meals |
| 2. | (US) law divorce from bed and board a form of divorce whereby the parties are prohibited from living together but the marriage is not dissolved |
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Idioms & Phrases
bed and board
Lodging and meals, as in Housekeepers usually earn a standard salary in addition to bed and board. This phrase was first recorded in the York Manual (c. 1403), which stipulated certain connubial duties: "Her I take ... to be my wedded wife, to hold to have at bed and at board." Later bed was used merely to denote a place to sleep.
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