cupboard

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware

   A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.

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   • Now when the maids and pages all were gone, / One onely lampe upon the cubbard burning[…]
2. 2

   Things displayed on a sideboard

   Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate.

   • But howe comme to pas, / Your cupbord that was / Is tourned to glasse, / From syluere to brasse, / From golde to pewter, / Or els to a newter, / To copper, to tyn, / To lede, or alcumyn?
3. 3

   A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing…

   A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.

   • Put the cups back into the cupboard.
   • Cupborde to putte meate in – dressover s, m.
   • Old Mother Hubbard / Went to the cupboard, / To give the poor dog a bone; / When she came there, / The cupboard was bare, / And so the poor dog had none.
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   1. 4

      A closet for storing coats.

      • I hung the coat in the cupboard and bided my time.
   2. 5

      Things stored in a cupboard

      Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food.

      • Some men they [make] love for what they can get, / And 'tis certain there's many a Lubbard; / Will sigh and will pant, seeming ready to faint, / And all for the love of the cubbard, brave boys! / And all [for the love of the Cup-board].
   3. 6

      To collect, as into a cupboard

      To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.

The neighborhood

• synonympantrykitchen or dining-room closet
• synonymlarderkitchen or dining-room closet
• neighborcabinetstorage built onto a wall