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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.

Definition 2024

Cub

Cub

See also: cub, CUB, and cúb

English

Proper noun

Cub ‎(plural Cubs)

  1. A member of the Cub Scouts.
  2. (baseball) A player on the team the "Chicago Cubs".
    Jones became a Cub as the result of a pre-season trade.

Anagrams

cub

cub

See also: Cub, CUB, and cúb

English

Noun

a cub.

cub ‎(plural cubs)

  1. A young fox.
  2. (by extension) The young of certain other animals, including the bear, wolf, lion and tiger.
  3. (humorous or derogatory) A child, especially an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.
    • Shakespeare
      O, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be / When time hath sowed a drizzle on thy case?
  4. (obsolete) A stall for cattle.
    • Landor
      I would rather have such […] in cubor kennel than in my closet or at my table.
  5. (obsolete) A cupboard.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Laud to this entry?)
Derived terms
Translations

Verb

cub ‎(third-person singular simple present cubs, present participle cubbing, simple past and past participle cubbed)

  1. To give birth to cubs
  2. To hunt fox cubs
  3. (obsolete) To shut up or confine.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Burton to this entry?)

Etymology 2

Acronym

cub

  1. cashed up bogan.

References

  1. ↑ Etymology of cub in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

Either from East-Germanic, possibly from Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 ‎(þiufs), or a semantic derivative of cub 'short tailed'[1].

Noun

cub m (indefinite plural cuba, definite singular cubi, definite plural cubat)

  1. robber, brigand

References

  1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “cub”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 48

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin cubus.

Noun

cub m ‎(plural cubs)

  1. cube

Related terms

  • cúbic

Romanian

Etymology

From French cube, Latin cubus.

Noun

cub n ‎(plural cuburi)

  1. cube

Etymology

From Cubs

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