cupboard
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cupboard
- /ˈkʌb.əd/ UK
- /ˈkʌb.ɚd/ Canada, US
- /ˈkɐb.əd/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈkʊb.əd/ Northern England
- /ˈkʊb.ərd/
- /ˈkʌp.boɹd/
Rhymes with -ʌbə(ɹ)d
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English cuppeborde, cupbord. By surface analysis, cup + board. Phonetic variants show that the /p/ in the original forms had assimilated to the present-day /b/ by the 16th century; the etymological spelling has, however, dominated from the 18th century.
noun cupboards · cobbarde · cobbourd · coberde · cobord · copbord
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A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.
Cupboꝛde of plate or to ſette plate upon buffet z ma.
Similar: 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?
- 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.
- A closet for storing coats. I hung the coat in the cupboard and bided my time.
- 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].
verb cupboards · cupboarding · cupboarded · cobbarde · cobbourd
- To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard. There was a time, when all the bodies members / Rebell'd againſt the Belly; thus accus'd it: / That onely like a Gulfe it did remaine / I'th midd'ſt a th'body, idle and vnactiue, / Still cubbording the Viand, neuer bearing / Like labour with the reſt, where th'other Inſtruments / Did ſee, and heare,
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: closet, pantry, dresser, credenza, locker, wardrobe, cabinet, shelf, chest, crib, cubicle, door, storeroom, fireplace, backseat, buffet
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noun enclosed storage
| Español | armario, vitrina, alacena |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 찬장 chanjang, 벽장 byeokjang |
| 日本語 | 食器棚 shokkidana |
| 中文 | 櫥櫃 /橱柜 chúguì, 櫃子 /柜子 guìzi, 碗櫃 /碗柜 wǎnguì |
| हिन्दी | अलमारी almārī |
| Kiswahili | kabati |
| Português | armário |
| Français | placard, armoire |
| Deutsch | Schrank |
| Italiano | armadio, credenza |
| Ελληνικά | ντουλάπι ntoulápi, ερμάριο ermário |
| Română | dulap |
| Русский | шкаф škaf, буфе́т bufét, серва́нт servánt |
| Tiếng Việt | tủ |
| العربية | خِزَانَة ḵizāna |
| עברית | ארון aron, ארונית aronit, מִזְנוֹן miznone |
noun a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food
| Français | buffet |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Küchenschrank |
| Italiano | credenza, madia, dispensa, vetrinetta |
| Tiếng Việt | tủ đựng chén, tủ búp phê, tủ chè |
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title = {cupboard},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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