Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary -- Volume C1. A young animal, esp. the young of the bear. 2. Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy. O, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be Cub, 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. Cub, n. [Cf. Cub a young animal.] 1. A stall for cattle. [Obs.] I would rather have such . . . .in cub or kennel than in my closet or at my table. 2. A cupboard. [Obs.] Laud. Cub, v. t. To shut up or confine. [Obs.] Burton. Cu"ban (k?"ban), a. Of or pertaining to Cuba or its inhabitants. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Cuba. Cu·ba"tion (k?-b?"sh?n), n. [L. cubatio, fr. cubare to lie down.] The act of lying down; a reclining. [Obs.] Cu"ba·to·ry (k?"b?-t?-r?), a. [L. cubator he who lies down, fr. cubare.] Lying down; recumbent. [R.] Cu"ba·ture (k?"b?-t?r; 135), n. [L. cubus cube: cf. F. cubature. See Cube.] The process of determining the solid or cubic contents of a body. |