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cupboard love
(encz) | cupboard love, n: |
Cupboard love
(gcide) | Cupboard \Cup"board\ (k[u^]b"b[~e]rd), n. [Cup + board.]
1. A board or shelf for cups and dishes. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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2. A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups,
dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet.
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Cupboard love, interested love, or that which has an eye to
the cupboard. "A cupboard love is seldom true." --Poor
Robin. [Colloq.]
To cry cupboard, to call for food; to express hunger.
[Colloq.] "My stomach cries cupboard." --W. Irving.
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cupboard love
(wn) | cupboard love
n 1: a show of affection motivated by selfishness |
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Cupboard love
(gcide) | Cupboard \Cup"board\ (k[u^]b"b[~e]rd), n. [Cup + board.]
1. A board or shelf for cups and dishes. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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2. A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups,
dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet.
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Cupboard love, interested love, or that which has an eye to
the cupboard. "A cupboard love is seldom true." --Poor
Robin. [Colloq.]
To cry cupboard, to call for food; to express hunger.
[Colloq.] "My stomach cries cupboard." --W. Irving.
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