dry lodgings
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
An old expression for sleeping accommodation without board. Gentlemen who took their meals at clubs lived in "dry lodgings.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “dry lodgings” mean?
An old expression for sleeping accommodation without board. Gentlemen who took their meals at clubs lived in "dry lodgings.
Is “dry lodgings” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.