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table farenoun

What does the noun table fare mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun table fare. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

How common is the noun table fare?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

Where does the noun table fare come from?

Earliest known use

late 1500s

The earliest known use of the noun table fare is in the late 1500s.

OED's earliest evidence for table fare is from 1576, in a translation by Ralph Robinson, translator.

table fare is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: table n., fare n.1

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