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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Cupboard

/(kŭb"bẽrd)/ · Cup·board · IPA /ˈkʌb.ɚd/
01 n. A board or shelf for cups and dishes.
  1. 1.
    A board or shelf for cups and dishes.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet.
Phrases & compounds
Cupboard love — interested love, or that which has an eye to the cupboard.
To cry cupboard — to call for food; to express hunger.
02 v. t. To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.
  1. 1.
    To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.[R.]