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bed and breakfast

noun

Etymology

From the notion that two shillings and sixpence was once the price of lodging and breakfast in an inn.

  1. inherited from fæstenbryċe
  2. inherited from brekefast

Definitions

  1. A private home, guesthouse, small hotel etc. where guests are provided overnight…

    A private home, guesthouse, small hotel etc. where guests are provided overnight accommodations and served breakfast but usually no other meals.

  2. A score of 26, made up of a score of 20, 1 and 5 in any order.

    • This can be a lengthy procedure when neither team can do better than ‘bed and breakfast’ (26).

  3. The number 26.

    • Bingo calls that might leave the budding old-timer generally baffled include:[…] 26 ― Bed and breakfast. Traditionally it would cost two and six – two shillings and six pence. Now its £180 a night but you get biscuits.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA