Cupboard

  • 1Cupboard — Cup board (k[u^]b b[ e]rd), n. [Cup + board.] 1. A board or shelf for cups and dishes. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet. [1913 Webster] {Cupboard… …

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  • 2Cupboard — Cup board, v. t. To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3cupboard — (n.) late 14c., a board or table to place cups and like objects, from CUP (Cf. cup) (n.) + BOARD (Cf. board) (n.1). As a type of closed cabinet for food, etc., from early 16c …

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  • 4cupboard — [n] storage cabinet buffet, closet, depository, facility, locker, press, repository, sideboard, storeroom, wardrobe; concept 443 …

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  • 5cupboard — ► NOUN ▪ a piece of furniture or small recess with a door and usually shelves, used for storage. ORIGIN originally denoting a table or sideboard on which cups, plates, etc. were displayed …

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  • 6cupboard — [kub′ərd] n. [ME cuppebord: see CUP & BOARD] a closet or cabinet with shelves for holding cups, plates, food, and the like …

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  • 7Cupboard — English livery cupboard approximately 1600 to 1640 Decorative crockery and b …

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  • 8cupboard — /kub euhrd/, n. 1. a closet with shelves for dishes, cups, etc. 2. Chiefly Brit. any small closet or cabinet, as for clothes, food, or the like. [1275 1325; ME cuppebord. See CUP, BOARD] * * * ▪ furniture  type of furniture that originated in the …

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  • 9cupboard — noun ⇨ See also ↑closet ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, large ▪ little, small, tiny ▪ high, low …

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  • 10cupboard */*/ — UK [ˈkʌbə(r)d] / US [ˈkʌbərd] noun [countable] Word forms cupboard : singular cupboard plural cupboards 1) a tall piece of furniture, usually attached to a wall and used for storing things, with shelves inside and one or two doors at the front a… …

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