cry cupboard

verb

Definitions

  1. To want or need food

    To want or need food; to show signs of hunger.

    • Footman. Madam, Dinner's upon the Table. Col. Faith, I am glad of it; my Belly began to cry Cupboard.
    • Let's see what prog we have for supper; the kettle has boiled long enough; my stomach cries cupboard; and I'll warrant our guest is in no mood to dally with his trencher.
    • I'm rayther peckish — my stomick's bin a-crying cupboard for a hour past.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cry cupboard. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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