- a variation of boardinghouse.
boarding house
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Peter was 14 at the time, old enough to be allowed to spend the day on his own in the seaside town of Barmouth, where his family were staying in a boarding house.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Then Miller enlisted investment help from his friend, railroad magnate Henry Huntington, transformed the boarding house into a hotel and renamed it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
They play Bertha and Seth Holley, the married proprietors of the boarding house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Recognising Nigeria's deeply religious society, Charterhouse also permits parents to take their children home from the boarding house for Sunday church services, with the expectation that they return by Monday morning.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2025
Finally arrived, he was shown to the basement of a small boarding house, where he was to share sleeping space on the floor with three other boarders.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
