·noun A board or shelf for cups and dishes.
II. Cupboard ·vt To collect, as into a cupboard; to Hoard.
III. Cupboard ·noun A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, ·etc.; hence, any small closet.
·noun A movable sideboard or buffet, on which plate and other articles of luxury were displayed on s...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Pretended love to the cook, or any other person, for the sake of a meal. My guts cry cupboard; i.e. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose