cubbyhole

[ kuhb-ee-hohl ]

/ ˈkʌb iˌhoʊl /

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noun

pigeonhole.

a small, snug place.

RELATED WORDS

category, niche, cranny, cubicle, nook

Nearby words

cubango, cubature, cubba, cubbena, cubby, cubbyhole, cube, cube farm, cube root, cube steak, cube van

Origin of cubbyhole

First recorded in 1835–45; cubby + hole

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Examples from the Web for cubbyhole

Gervaise felt the most pity for Pere Bru in his cubbyhole under the staircase where he hibernated.
L'Assommoir|Emile Zola
A moment later the patrolman loomed up outside the cubbyhole door, the woman in tow.
Twelve Times Zero|Howard Carleton Browne
But he marched away, back to the cubbyhole in which he had awakened.
Sand Doom|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
He began to empty the cubbyhole of all the items that had been packed into it for storage.
The Pirates of Ersatz|Murray Leinster

In the office beyond the partition of his cubbyhole a woman was sobbing.
Twelve Times Zero|Howard Carleton Browne

British Dictionary definitions for cubbyhole

cubbyhole

/ (ˈkʌbɪˌhəʊl) /

noun

a small enclosed space or room

any small compartment, such as a pigeonhole

Often shortened to: cubby (ˈkʌbɪ)

Word Origin for cubbyhole

C19: from dialect cub cattle pen; see cove 1

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