Pretended love to the cook, or any other person, for the sake of a meal. My guts cry cupboard; i.e. I am hungry
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
Cup-shot * CupidNathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang
John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes