livery cupboard
noun
a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
Origin of livery cupboard
1First recorded in 1565–75
- Also called almoner's cupboard.
Words Nearby livery cupboard
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How to use livery cupboard in a sentence
The livery cupboard, similar in its uses, seldom had an enclosed portion.
Customs and Fashions in Old New England | Alice Morse EarleThe livery-cupboard was used for food, and the word probably comes from the French livrer, to deliver.
Furnishing the Home of Good Taste | Lucy Abbot Throop
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