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Word entry · 8 letters

cupboard

Best crossword clue

"Cabinet for cups"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈkʌb.əd/Part of speech nounSorted abcdopruStarts with CEnds with D3 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2U3P4B5O6A7R8D

Definitions

  1. a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English cuppeborde, cupbord. Equivalent to 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.

Used in a sentence

  • Cupboꝛde of plate or to ſette plate upon buffet z ma.
  • from the cobbarde byſyde owr dyninge table
  • Now when the maids and pages all were gone, / One onely lampe upon the cubbard burning[…]

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Cabinet for cups8 letters
02Cabinet for dishes8 letters
03Kitchen storage cabinet8 letters

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