Cupboardwise

Quick meaning: Cupboardwise is an adverb meaning (rare) In the manner of a cupboard.

Meaning

(rare) In the manner of a cupboard.

Example Sentences

They were small upright receptacles intended for hanging against the wall, having a single door opening cupboardwise.

By the early nineteenth century there were even kitchen dolls whose skirts opened cupboardwise to reveal suitably papered rooms with shelves.

Boxes, assembled within a larger box cupboardwise and placed on a bedside table, can be used for storage in the same way that pockets are used.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cupwise, cloakwise, doorwise, windowwise, curtainwise, barrelwise.

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