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dole cupboard

noun

a livery cupboard formerly used in churches for holding bread to be distributed to the poor.

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Nearby words

  1. dolce vita,
  2. dolcelatte,
  3. doldrums,
  4. dole,
  5. dole bludger,
  6. dole, bob,
  7. dole, sanford ballard,
  8. doleful,
  9. dolefully,
  10. dolente

Origin of dole cupboard

First recorded in 1905–10
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