/ Dictionary / Index D dole cupboard: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: dole' cup"board Pronunciation: [key] a livery cupboard formerly used in churches for holding bread to be distributed to the poor. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. dole bludger doleful Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language