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ˈcourt-cupboard
A movable sideboard or cabinet used to display plate, etc.
1592Shakes. Rom. & Jul. i. v. 8 Remoue the Court-cubbord, looke to the Plate. 1606Chapman Mons. D'Olive (N.), Here shall stand my court cupboard, with its furniture of plate. 1653H. Cogan tr. Pinto's Trav. xxiii. 86 Three Court-cupboards placed, upon the which was a great deal of very fine Pourcelain. 1821Scott Kenilw. vi, A large portable court cupboard..showing the shelves within, decorated with a full display of plate and porcelain. 1912C. Mackenzie Carnival xxxvi. 377 Oak chests-of-drawers and Court cupboards. 1961R. Jeffries Evidence of Accused iv. 39 The main pieces were genuine Elizabethan... There was a small court-cupboard. |