dole cupboard
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noun
a livery cupboard formerly used in churches for holding bread to be distributed to the poor.
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Origin of dole cupboard
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby dole cupboard
Dolcelatte, dolce vita, doldrums, dole, dole bludger, dole cupboard, doleful, dolente, dolerite, dolesome, Dolgellau
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