[kuhb-erd] 
| 1. | a closet with shelves for dishes, cups, etc. |
| 2. | Chiefly British. any small closet or cabinet, as for clothes, food, or the like. |
| cup·board (kŭb'ərd) n. A closet or cabinet, usually with shelves for storing food, crockery, and utensils. |
cupboard
type of furniture that originated in the Middle Ages as a board or table for cups. The word also may have been used for a stepped sideboard and later for open shelves, both to display plate. Since the 16th century the name has referred to a case fitted with doors.
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