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cupboard en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkʌbəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (London) audio
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈkɐbəd/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈkʌbəɹd/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈkʌpboɹd/ Philippines and non-native speakers' English
• audio Queensland
• /ˈkʊbəd/ (Northern-England)
• /ˈkʊbərd/ Ottawa Valley

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.
   • from the cobbarde byſyde owr dyninge table 1555, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, “The fourth booke of the seconde Decade, of the supposed Continent”, in Richard Eden, transl., Decades of the New World, page 68:
   • Now when the maids and pages all were gone, / One onely lampe upon the cubbard burning[…] 1591, Ludovico Ariosto, translated by Sir John Harington, Orlando Furioso, London: G. Miller, translation of original in Italian, published 1634, book XXV, stanza 49, page 201:
   • Cupboꝛde of plate or to ſette plate upon buffet z ma. 1530 July 18, Iohan Palſgrave, “The thirde boke”, in Leſclarciſſement de la langue francoyſe […] , London: Richard Pynſon, Iohan Haukyns, →OCLC, page 203; reprinted as Lesclarcissement de la langue françoyse, Genève: Slatkine Reprints, 1972:
2. (obsolete) 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. 1529, John Skelton, Why Come Ye Nat to Courte?; published in John Skelton; Alexander Dyce, The Poetical Works of John Skelton: With Notes, and Some Account of the Author and His Writings, by the Rev. Alexander Dyce. In Two Volumes., volume II, London: Thomas Rodd, Great Newport Street, 1843, OCLC 733571702, page 54, lines 897–904
3. 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.
   • A cupboard with shelves for music-books. 1874, J[ohn] T[homas] Micklethwaite, Modern Parish Churches: Their Plan, Design, and Furniture, London: Henry S. King & Co. 65 Cornhill and 12 Paternoster Row, →OCLC, page 161:
   • As he had figured it out so far, the cupboard, or the key, or both together, brought plastic things to life, or if they were already alive, turned them into plastic. There were a lot of questions to be answered, though. Did it only work with plastic? Would, say, wooden or metal figures also come to life if shut up in the cupboard? 1980, Lynne Reid Banks, “Thirty Scalps”, in The Indian in the Cupboard, London: J. M. Dent, →ISBN:
   • Cupborde to putte meate in – dressover s, m. 1530 July 18, Iohan Palſgrave, Leſclarciſſement de la langue francoyſe […] , London: Richard Pynſon, Iohan Haukyns, →OCLC, page 211; reprinted as L'éclaircissement de la langue française par Jean Palsgrave […] , Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1852:
   • Harry was used to spiders, because the cupboard under the stairs was full of them, and that was where he slept. 1997, J[oanne] K[athleen] Rowling, “The Vanishing Glass”, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
   • Old Mother Hubbard / Went to the cupboard, / To give the poor dog a bone; / When she came there, / The cupboard was bare, / And so the poor dog had none. 1814 May 1, “Minimus” [pseudonym], “Fine Arts”, in The Satirist, or Monthly Meteor, volume XIV, number 18 (New Series), London: Printed for Samuel Tipper by T. Gillet, →OCLC, page 417:
   • Put the cups back into the cupboard.
4. (Pennsylvania, UK, Western) A closet for storing coats.
   • I hung the coat in the cupboard and bided my time. 2023, Susie Boyt, “Hot under the collar: the coat of your dreams”, in Financial Times, London: The Financial Times Ltd:
5. (obsolete) 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]. c. 1665, Roxburghe Ballads; published as J[oseph] W[oodfall] Ebsworth, editor, The Roxburghe Ballads: Illustrating the Last Years of the Stuarts, volume VI, Hertford: Printed for the Ballad Society by S. Austin and Sons, 1871–1899, OCLC 13767296, page 529, lines 26–30

Forms

Deriveds

cupboard-like · hot cupboard · airing cupboard · skeleton in one's cupboard · cupboardwise · boiler cupboard · cupboard-man · cupboardlike · court-cupboard · broom cupboard · store cupboard · cupboard love · cupboard cloth · ice cupboard · cupboard faith · cupboardy · cupboard library · fume cupboard · linen cupboard · cupboard lover · skeleton in the cupboard · cupboardless · cupboardful · cry cupboard · the cupboard is bare · cupboard door

Descendants

kobɔɔtɩ · likapati · ekhabetheni · kāpata · kabati · ڪَٻَٽُ · m'kabati · كبت

Hypernyms

cabinet (storage built onto a wall) · wardrobe (furniture used for general storage) · closet (furniture used for general storage) · press (furniture used for general storage) · closet (storage built into a wall)

Synonyms

larder (kitchen or dining-room closet) · sideboard (furniture used to display tableware) · pantry (kitchen or dining-room closet)

Translations (162)

yue 櫃 /柜 (enclosed storage) · uk ша́фа (enclosed storage) · ms almari (enclosed storage) · ja 食器棚 (enclosed storage) · ar خِزَانَة (enclosed storage) · ms gerobok (enclosed storage) · ca calaixera (enclosed storage) · sq bufe (enclosed storage) · pdt Schaup (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · th ตู้ (enclosed storage) · tl paminggalan (enclosed storage) · uz shkaf (enclosed storage) · mi kāpata (enclosed storage) · es vitrina (enclosed storage) · ky шкаф (enclosed storage) · ta அலமாரி (enclosed storage) · ru буфе́т (enclosed storage) · pl szafa (enclosed storage) · he מִזְנוֹן (enclosed storage) · tl binggal (enclosed storage) · id lemari (enclosed storage) · de Schrank (enclosed storage) · km ទូ (enclosed storage) · el ερμάριο (enclosed storage) · fa-ira قَفَسِه (enclosed storage) · fa-ira اِشْکاف (enclosed storage) · gl armario (enclosed storage) · sh kredenac (enclosed storage) · arz دلاب (enclosed storage) · lv skapis (enclosed storage) · ps المارۍ (enclosed storage) · eo ŝranko (enclosed storage) · zu ekhabetheni (enclosed storage) · sk skriňa (enclosed storage) · it madia (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · nl kast (enclosed storage) · ga almóir (enclosed storage) · tg ҷевон (enclosed storage) · ko 벽장 (enclosed storage) · ny m'kabati (enclosed storage) · pl kredens (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · uk буфе́т (enclosed storage) · gd preas (enclosed storage) · be ша́фа (enclosed storage) · pdt Schrank (enclosed storage) · fi astiakaappi (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · af kas (enclosed storage) · bn আলমারি (enclosed storage) · he ארון (enclosed storage) · hil kabinet (enclosed storage) · jv lemantun (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · egl armàri (enclosed storage) · xal үкүг (enclosed storage) · it credenza (enclosed storage) · nb skap (enclosed storage) · fa-ira کابینِت (enclosed storage) · hi अलमारी (enclosed storage) · sah ыскаап (enclosed storage) · sq dollap (enclosed storage) · bg бюфет (enclosed storage) · la promptuārium (enclosed storage) · bg шкаф (enclosed storage) · luy likapati (enclosed storage) · ast almariu (enclosed storage) · dsb spižka (enclosed storage) · fa-ira گَنْجِه (enclosed storage) · fr buffet (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · ro dulap (enclosed storage) · el ντουλάπι (enclosed storage) · pdt Schrank (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · la armārium (enclosed storage) · lo ຕູ້ (enclosed storage) · vi tủ đựng chén (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · fr placard (enclosed storage) · sl kredenca (enclosed storage) · ceb aparador (enclosed storage) · nl keukenkast (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · kk шкаф (enclosed storage) · cmn 櫃子 /柜子 (enclosed storage) · it credenza (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · tr dolap (enclosed storage) · de Küchenschrank (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · yi שאַפֿקע (enclosed storage) · pdt Schaup (enclosed storage) · scn armariu (enclosed storage) · fi astiakaappi (enclosed storage) · vi tủ chè (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · ga prios (enclosed storage) · cmn 碗櫃 /碗柜 (enclosed storage) · sw kabati (enclosed storage) · sh креденац (enclosed storage) · prs اَلْمَارِی (enclosed storage) · kw amary (enclosed storage) · gur kobɔɔtɩ (enclosed storage) · ga cupard (enclosed storage) · lt spinta (enclosed storage) · gl cunqueiro (enclosed storage) · th ตู้อาหาร (enclosed storage) · yi וואַנטשאַפֿקע (enclosed storage) · jv lemari (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · jv lemari (enclosed storage) · ru шкаф (enclosed storage) · sv skåp (enclosed storage) · hy պահարան (enclosed storage) · gsw Gänterli (enclosed storage) · fi kaappi (enclosed storage) · pt armário (enclosed storage) · cmn 櫥櫃 /橱柜 (enclosed storage) · aii ܕܘܿܠܵܒܟ̰ܵܐ (enclosed storage) · es alacena (enclosed storage) · jv lemantun (enclosed storage) · sl omara (enclosed storage) · dtp lamari (enclosed storage) · ca armari (enclosed storage) · hu konyhaszekrény (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · egl armèri (enclosed storage) · izh škaappi (enclosed storage) · cy cwpwrdd (enclosed storage) · tl almaryo (enclosed storage) · frr schååp (enclosed storage) · he ארונית (enclosed storage) · cs skříň (enclosed storage) · hu szekrény (enclosed storage) · az şkaf (enclosed storage) · ko 찬장 (enclosed storage) · sl omarica (enclosed storage) · pl szafka kuchenna (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · ml അലമാരി (enclosed storage) · fr armoire (enclosed storage) · yi שאַפֿע (enclosed storage) · et kapp (enclosed storage) · vi tủ búp phê (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · as আলমাৰী (enclosed storage) · th ตู้กับข้าว (enclosed storage) · vi tủ (enclosed storage) · la armārium (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · ug ئىشكاپ (enclosed storage) · tl platera (enclosed storage) · es armario (enclosed storage) · ka კარადა (enclosed storage) · nrf armouaithe (enclosed storage) · it dispensa (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · mwl almairo (enclosed storage) · ur اَلْماری (enclosed storage) · it vetrinetta (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · eu armairu (enclosed storage) · gl alacena (enclosed storage) · vls kasse (enclosed storage) · uk серва́нт (enclosed storage) · ota طولاب (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · tk şkaf (enclosed storage) · bg бюфет (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · gl chineiro (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · esu eskaapaq (enclosed storage) · is skápur (enclosed storage) · tl aparador (enclosed storage) · ta அலமாரி (a cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food) · io armoro (enclosed storage) · da skab (enclosed storage) · it armadio (enclosed storage) · mk шкаф (enclosed storage) · ru серва́нт (enclosed storage)

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cupboard en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈkʌbəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (London) audio
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈkɐbəd/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈkʌbəɹd/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈkʌpboɹd/ Philippines and non-native speakers' English
• audio Queensland
• /ˈkʊbəd/ (Northern-England)
• /ˈkʊbərd/ Ottawa Valley

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. 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, deuiſe, inſtruct, walke, feele, / And mutually participate, did miniſter / Vnto the appetite; […] 1613, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies, London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, act I, scene i, pages 1–2:

Forms

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