Definitions for: Cupboard

[n] a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

Webster (1913) Definition: Cup"board (k[u^]b"b[~e]rd), n. [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.
To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard. [R.] --Shak.

Synonyms: closet

See Also: airing cupboard, broom closet, safe, storage space, supply closet

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