cry cupboard UK /kɹaɪ ˈkʌbəd/US /kɹaɪ ˈkʌbəɹd/ verb1 •(no longer used) Chiefly of one's stomach: to need or want food; to show signs of hunger; to hunger.My belly cries Cup⸗board; […] — 1681 formscried cupboard · crying cupboard · cries cupboard
