Cupboard /(kŭb"bẽrd)/

Cup·board

Cupboard

n.
  1. A board or shelf for cups and dishes. [Obs.]
  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.

Cupboard

v. t.
  1. To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard. [R.]