(obsolete) A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.
Cupboꝛde of plate or to ſette plate upon buffet z ma.
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(obsolete) Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate.
from the cobbarde byſyde owr dyninge table
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A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.
Now when the maids and pages all were gone, / One onely lampe upon the cubbard burning
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