CUPBOARD
cupboard, closet
(noun) a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
cupboard (plural cupboards)
(obsolete) A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.
(obsolete) Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate.
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.
(obsolete) Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food.
Synonyms
• (furniture used to display tableware): see sideboard
• (kitchen or dining-room closet): see pantry, larder
Hypernyms
• (storage built into a wall): see closet
• (storage built onto a wall): see cabinet
• (furniture used for general storage): press (Irish & Scots), wardrobe (British), closet (regional US)
Etymology 2
Verb
cupboard (third-person singular simple present cupboards, present participle cupboarding, simple past and past participle cupboarded)
To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard. [from 16th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
Cup"board (kb"brd), n. Etym: [Cup + board.]
1. A board or shelf for cups and dishes. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet. Cupboard love, interested love, or that which has an eye to the cupboard. "A cupboard love is seldom true." Poor Robin. [Colloq.] -- To cry cupboard, to call for food; to express hunger. [Colloq.] "My stomach cries cupboard." W. Irving.
Cup"board, v. t.
Definition: To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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