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cubby

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cubby (noun)
  2. cubby locker (noun)
  3. cubby pen (noun)

cub·by

noun \ˈkə-bē\
plural cubbies

Definition of CUBBY

: cubbyhole
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Origin of CUBBY

obsolete English cub pen, from Dutch kub fish basket; akin to Old English cofa den
First Known Use: circa 1859

Rhymes with CUBBY

bubby, chubby, clubby, grubby, hubby, nubby, scrubby, shrubby, snubby, stubby, tubby

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