What does cupboardwise mean?
Cupboardwise means (rare) In the manner of a cupboard..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(rare) In the manner of a cupboard..
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.
By the early nineteenth century there were even kitchen dolls whose skirts opened cupboardwise to reveal suitably papered rooms with shelves...
They were small upright receptacles intended for hanging against the wall, having a single door opening cupboardwise...
Use cupboardwise when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cupboardwise means (rare) In the manner of a cupboard..
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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.
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