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To cry cupboard

Cupboard \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.