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cubbyhole

[ kuhb-ee-hohl ]

noun

  1. a small, snug place.


cubbyhole

/ ˈʌɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a small enclosed space or room
  2. any small compartment, such as a pigeonhole
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cubbyhole1

First recorded in 1835–45; cubby + hole
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cubbyhole1

C19: from dialect cub cattle pen; see cove 1
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They were looking for the source of a leak in the roof, but tucked inside a cubbyhole were the "skeletal remains", Mr Glady said.

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Previosly voted Wales' favourite word, Cwtch means hug or cuddle - however it's second meaning is a cubbyhole or cupboard; a small space in which to store things safely.

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These were less grand: storerooms, cupboards, annexes, cubbyholes.

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“Everybody came out of their cubbyholes to watch her,” said Ms. Mitchell, who recalled watching the first broadcast in the newsroom.

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She sat up, and that motion made the light in her little cubbyhole room come on.

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