full boardn.
/ˌfʊl ˈbɔːd/, U.S. /ˌfʊl ˈbɔrd/ 1. The provision of all meals as part of the terms of a commercial arrangement (originally terms of employment; later more usually as an arrangement offered by hotels, boarding houses, etc.).Accommodation may be understood to be included, or it may be separately specified, in expressions such as full board and lodging.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > public lodging-places > [noun] > types of arrangement
full board1787
bed and breakfast1910
B & B1918
self-catering1957
1787 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Norfolk I. 184 The price of a harvest-man is thirty-five to forty shillings for the harvest..with his full board so long as harvest-work continues.
1789 W. H. Marshall Rural Econ. Gloucestershire I. xx. 101 The wages of harvest men are thirty shillings for the harvest; or a shilling a-day;—with full board.
1820 Times 8 Nov. (advt.) Wanted, board and lodging, with or without dinners..60 guineas per year is offered for full board.
1830 L. Ritchie Game of Life II. xi. 130 An advertisement for a ‘complete classical scholar’, who was offered ‘full board and lodging’, although without salary, and required only to find his own washing.
1897 Standard 5 Jan. 8/3 (advt.) Bed and breakfast, 3s. 6d.; full board, 5s. per day.
1935 A. J. Cronin Adventures in Two Worlds (1952) ii. 13 Wanted: a clinical clerk. Full board and lodging provided at the institution.
1991 Times Educ. Suppl. 8 Feb. 49/2 The Field Centre offers full board and hostel style accommodation for parties of up to 36.
2002 Country Life 19 Dec. (Travel Suppl.) 25/3 Individually quoted prices are fully inclusive, covering full board, berthing, a daily 40-mile fuel allowance and crew gratuities.
2. Australian and New Zealand. A full complement of shearers on the board (board n. 2d) of a particular shearing shed.
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1875 Evening Jrnl. (Adelaide) 19 Aug. Curiosity..has been felt by those interested as to whether the various shearing sheds to be supplied with hands from Adelaide would succeed in procuring a full board.
1894 E. Wilson In Land of Tui xv. 242 At one side [of the shearing shed], down the whole length of the building, the shearers work, thirteen of whom are called a ‘full board’.
1954 Sydney Morning Herald 21 Aug. 9/8 Brindingabba is an early shed, and never has any trouble in getting a full board.
1995 S. Svensen Sinews of War vi. 123 Shearing at Warrah commenced with a full board of union shearers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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