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This phrase ("Room & Board") has a lot of meaning. I'm surprised that the article for it is so short. Please expand!

expand it yourself! -64.112.227.142 (talk) 00:18, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

etymology

Is it true that the "board" comes from centuries ago when people were too poor to afford tables, so the would offer a room to stay in and a "board" to put on your lap to eat your food off of? 122.49.159.164 (talk) 19:30, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

US county jails

Most United States county states charge room and board after defendants' jail stays (mainly since the 1994 election). How about some discussion in this article? Heff01 (talk) 02:46, 16 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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