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- noun Plural form of
boardinghouse .
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Examples
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Thenceforth, for a week, the Young Manchus meant to separate, revert to Chinese costume, live in Chinese boardinghouses in the East End, and thus utterly mislead and bamboozle the police, who, in their hunt for the miscreants, would be searching for Chinamen in European dress and living in European style.
Number Seventeen 1915
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Later I went to Breslau, the capital of our province, where I lived in boardinghouses and attended a
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She operated boardinghouses in which wealthy businessmen were paired with prostitutes.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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"Rooming houses" or "boardinghouses" have been increasing, but west side residents in the 4th ward neighborhood say many times there are problems such as home maintenance, underage drinking, parking and high-turnover related to college students that contradictsthe character of the neighborhood.
Archive 2009-02-01 2009
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Cloistered in boardinghouses, oppressed by poverty, belittled as weak and helpless by society, they fought back.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Rebels And Messiahs: 10 Spiritual Ancestors For Occupy Wall Street RJ 2011
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Cloistered in boardinghouses, oppressed by poverty, belittled as weak and helpless by society, they fought back.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Rebels And Messiahs: 10 Spiritual Ancestors For Occupy Wall Street RJ 2011
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Cloistered in boardinghouses, oppressed by poverty, belittled as weak and helpless by society, they fought back.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Rebels And Messiahs: 10 Spiritual Ancestors For Occupy Wall Street RJ 2011
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Cloistered in boardinghouses, oppressed by poverty, belittled as weak and helpless by society, they fought back.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Rebels And Messiahs: 10 Spiritual Ancestors For Occupy Wall Street RJ 2011
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Hotels and boardinghouses were sold out, and some halls and bars spread pallets upon their floors to accommodate wayworn arrivals.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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The new position also required that the couple secure larger living quarters away from the common-mess boardinghouses.
A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009
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