v. t. To shut up or confine. [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Cub a young animal. ] 1. A stall for cattle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I would rather have such . . . .in cub or kennel than in my closet or at my table. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A cupboard. [ Obs. ] Laud. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy. [ 1913 Webster ]

O, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be
When time hath sowed a grizzle on thy case? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. 1. a country on the island of Cuba. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the largest island in the West Indies. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. a. Of or pertaining to Cuba or its inhabitants. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Cuba. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. cubatio, fr. cubare to lie down. ] The act of lying down; a reclining. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. cubator he who lies down, fr. cubare. ] Lying down; recumbent. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. cubus cube: cf. F. cubature. See Cube. ] The process of determining the solid or cubic contents of a body. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) A bulkhead on the forecastle and half deck of a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]