Cub
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /kÊŒb/
- Rhymes: -ÊŒb
Origin 1
Origin unknown. Perhaps compare Old Norse (Icelandic) kobbi ("seal"), Old Irish cuib ("whelp")
Etymology of cub in
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Noun
cub
(plural cubs)- A young fox.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.32:a Childe of Lacedemon suffered all his belly and gutts to be torne out by a Cubbe or young Foxe, which he had stolne, and kept close under his garment, rather then he would discover his theft.
- (by extension) The young of certain other animals, including the bear, wolf, lion and tiger.
- (humorous or derogatory) A child, especially an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.
- ShakespeareO, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be
When time hath sowed a drizzle on thy case? - (obsolete) A stall for cattle.
- LandorI would rather have such ... in cubor kennel than in my closet or at my table.
- (obsolete) A cupboard.