v. t. To shut up or confine. [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Cub a young animal. ]
I would rather have such . . . .in cub or kennel than in my closet or at my table. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. & i.
n. [ Cf. Ir. cuib cub, whelp, young dog, Ir. & Gael. cu dog; akin to E. hound. ]
O, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be
When time hath sowed a grizzle on thy case? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n.
prop. a. Of or pertaining to Cuba or its inhabitants. --
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 ]