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Webster 1913 Edition

Cub

Cub

(kŭb)
,
Noun.
[Cf. Ir.
cuib
cub, whelp, young dog, Ir. & Gael.
cu
dog; akin to E.
hound
.]
1.
A young animal, esp. the young of the bear.
2.
Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.
O, thou dissembling
cub
! what wilt thou be
When time hath sowed a grizzle on thy case?
Shakespeare

Cub

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Cubbed
(kŭbd);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Cubbing
.]
To bring forth; – said of animals, or in contempt, of persons.
“Cubb’d in a cabin.”
Dryden.

Cub

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Cub
a young animal.]
1.
A stall for cattle.
[Obs.]
I would rather have such . . . .in
cub
or kennel than in my closet or at my table.
Landor.
2.
A cupboard.
[Obs.]
Laud.

Cub

,
Verb.
T.
To shut up or confine.
[Obs.]
Burton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cub

CUB

,
Noun.
1.
The young of certain quadrupeds, as the bear and the fox; a puppy; a whelp. Waller uses the word for the young of the whale.
2.
A young boy or girl, in contempt.

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