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court cupboard
noun
, English Furniture.
- a sideboard of the 16th and 17th centuries, having three open tiers, the middle of which sometimes has a small closed cabinet with oblique sides.
court cupboard
noun
- a wooden stand with two or three tiers, used in the 16th and 17th centuries to display pewter, silver, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of court cupboard1
First recorded in 1585–95
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Example Sentences
The derivation of the names is a bit obscure, but the court cupboard probably comes from the French court, short.
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These little livery cupboards usually stood on another, from which they were detached, and which was the "court-cupboard."
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Away with the joint-stools, remove the court-cupboard, look to the plate.
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Your ruff, your poker, are engendering together upon the cupboard of the court, or the court cupboard.
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Often the lower part contained receptacles as in the characteristic English court-cupboard.
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