CUBBYHOLE

cubby, cubbyhole, snuggery, snug

(noun) a small secluded room

cubbyhole, pigeonhole

(noun) a small compartment

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cubbyhole (plural cubbyholes)

A small, snug room which may be used as a place of privacy and safety by children

A small compartment; a pigeonhole

A glove compartment

Source: Wiktionary


Cub"by (kb"b), Cub"by*hole` (-hl`), n. Etym: [See Cub a stall.]

Definition: A snug or confined place.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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