cupboard

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A closet or cabinet, usually with shelves for storing food, crockery, and utensils.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. Originally, a table on which cups and other vessels, of gold or silver, or of earthenware, for household use or ornament, were kept or displayed; later, a table with shelves, a sideboard, buffet, or cabinet, open or closed, used for such purpose; in modern use, generally, a series of shelves, inclosed or placed in a closet, for keeping cups, dishes, and other table-ware. A cupboard of large size and lavish ornament, in the second form, was called a court-cupboard, and was especially intended for the display of plate, etc. This form is represented by the modern sideboard, with open shelves above and a closet below.
2. n. A similar sideboard, cabinet, or closet of shelves for the keeping of provisions about to be used. Such a cupboard was formerly called specifically a livery-cupboard, and in it was placed the ration, called livery, allowed to each member of the household.
3. n. Hence The set or collection of silver or gold plate, fine glass, decorated ceramic ware, etc., usually kept in a cupboard. Compare credence, 4.
4. To gather as into a cupboard; hoard up.

Wiktionary

1. n. An enclosed storage space with a door, usually having shelves, used to store crockery, food, etc.
2. n. obsolete A table or sideboard on which to display or store cups, dishes etc.
3. v. To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. obsolete A board or shelf for cups and dishes.
2. n. A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet.
3. v. rare To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space