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OP My favorite television cook used the word cupboard today, and that got me thinking about a couple of things:
1.) is there a difference between a cupboard and a cabinet;
2.) she pronounced it cubberd, as I guess most people do, which reminded me of clapboard which is pronouced here as clabberd (not to be confused with clabbered, as with milk);
3.) how did board come into both of these uses? I presume cupboard originated from being near the board, or table, but I don't really know this, let alone the clapboard connection (if there is one).
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