cub

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1. 1.Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, illmannered boy. O, thuo dissembling cub! what wilt thou be When time hath sowed a drizzle on thy case Shak.
2. 2.To bring forth; -- said of animals, or in contempt, of persons. "Cubb'd in a cabin." Dryden.
3. 3.A stall for cattle. [Obs.] I would rather have such . . . .in cubor kennel than in my closet or at my table. Landor.
4. 4.A cupboard. [Obs.] Laud.
5. 5.To shut up or confine. [Obs.] Burton.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, illmannered boy. O, thuo dissembling cub! what wilt thou be When time hath sowed a drizzle on thy case Shak called?
• What is to bring forth; -- said of animals, or in contempt, of persons. "Cubb'd in a cabin." Dryden called?
• What is a stall for cattle. [Obs.] I would rather have such . . . .in cubor kennel than in my closet or at my table. Landor called?