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noun
1.
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
2.
a young shark.
3.
a young and inexperienced person, especially a callow youth or young man.
4.
EXPANDa young person serving as an apprentice.
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COLLAPSE(initial capital letter) Trademark. Aeronautics. any small, light monoplane with a high wing, a single engine, and an enclosed cabin.
verb (used without object)
8.
to work as a cub reporter.
9.
(of a female bear, lion, tiger, etc.) to give birth to a cub or cubs.
10.
to hunt fox cubs.
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Cubbing
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Origin:
1520–30; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse kobbi young seal, kubbr stump, hence, short, thick-set person
1520–30; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse kobbi young seal, kubbr stump, hence, short, thick-set person
Related forms
cub·bish, adjective
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Word Origin & History
cub
1530, cubbe "young fox," perhaps from O.Ir. cuib "whelp," or from O.N. kobbi "seal." Extended to the young of bears, lions, etc., after 1596. Cub Scout is from 1922.
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