cubbyhole

[ kuhb-ee-hohl ]

/ ˈkʌb iˌhoʊl /

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noun

pigeonhole.

a small, snug place.

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Origin of cubbyhole

First recorded in 1835–45; cubby + hole

Words nearby cubbyhole

Cuban sandwich, cubature, Cubba, Cubbena, cubby, cubbyhole, cube, cubeb, cube farm, cube root, cube steak

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How to use cubbyhole in a sentence

Few journalists have access to the information, and those who do work in a windowless cubbyhole on a top floor.
Jill Abramson Talks Obama Secrecy and Her New York Times Firing|Eleanor Clift|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Back in his cubbyhole downstairs, Walter stared hopelessly at the reports.
Meeting of the Board|Alan Edward Nourse
At night I slept in a cubbyhole behind a wineshop, paying an inordinate price for that very dubious privilege.
The Door Through Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley
And to-morrow I'm to be installed in the cubbyhole off the dining-room and I defy any one to enter it on peril of their lives.
Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed|Edna Ferber

Bill led me at once past two or three lounging cow persons to the cubbyhole, where arose a typical old timer.
The Killer|Stewart Edward White
Charles sweltered in his little cubbyhole, but he was enthusiastic and optimistic about his new job.
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man|Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman

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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