cry cupboard | Idiomator

Meaning: (archaic,idiomatic)To want or needfood; to show signs ofhunger.1731(date written), Simon Wagstaff [pseudonym;Jonathan Swift], “Dialogue II”, inA Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation,[…], London:[…]B[enjamin]Motte[…], published1738,→OCLC,page119:Footman. Madam, Dinner's upon the Table.Col. Faith, I am glad of it; my Belly began tocry Cupboard.1822May 21, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym;Washington Irving], “Dolph Heyliger”, inBracebridge Hall, or The Humourists. A Medley.[…], volume II, New York, N.Y.:[…]C. S. Van Winkle,[…],→OCLC,page283:Let's see what prog we have for supper; the kettle has boiled long enough; my stomachcries cupboard; and I'll warrant our guest is in no mood to dally with his trencher.c.1834,Robert Seymour,Seymour's Humorous Sketches, A Day's Sport:I'm rayther peckish — my stomick's bin a-crying cupboardfor a hour past.

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