Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

table board

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.83 in modern English

Syllables: table board
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The provision of daily meals; board (separate from rooming).

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A tabletop; a table.

Countable

noun

A backgammon board.

Countable; Dated

Etymology

1483, table + board.

Usage

Inflected Forms

table boards (plural) table-board (alternative) tableboard (alternative)

Phrases

table boarder

Questions

What does table board mean?: The provision of daily meals; board (separate from rooming).
Where does table board come from?: 1483, table + board.

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