Cub

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CUB, sb.1 Wxf.1 A small gull.

CUB, sb.2 and v. n.Cy. Lei. Nhp. War. Wor. Shr. Hrf. Pem. Glo. Oxf. [kub, kɐb.] 1. sb. A crib for cattle or horses to eat from. s.Wor. (H.K.); s.Wor.1 Glo. Baylis Illus. Dial. (1870); Grose (1790); Gl. (1851); Glo.1 2. A hatch for rabbits or poultry, a coop or kennel. w.Wor.1 I see the pigeons i' the cub a Frid'y marnin'. se.Wor.1, s.Wor.1 Shr.1 Han'ee pŭt the chickens i' the cub, an' made the doors? Hrf.1 Hrf.2 s.Pem. N. & Q. (1887) 7th S. iii. 129. Glo. Baylis Illus. Dial. (1870); Glo.1, Oxf.1 3. A boarded partition, or chest in a granary, stables, or malt-house to store corn or malt. n.Cy. (Hall.), Shr.1 4. v. To confine in a small space; to coop up. Lei.1 War.2 Common; War.3 I am so cubbed up in this corner that I cannot go on with my work properly. se.Wor.1 w.Wor.1 Tis a shame to cub them poor bists up in that 'ole uv a place. Hrf.2, Glo.1 Hence Cubbed up, phr. (1) crowded with things, inconvenienced for want of room; (2) bent, crumpled. (1) Nhp.1 I'm quite cubbed up. Still in gen. use. (2) w.Wor.1 Father's reg'lur cubbed-up uv rheumatics. 5. With up: to pucker, or hang badly. w.Wor.1 Did yŭ ever see anythin' so bad cut as that poor child's pinner? Look 'ow it cubs up o' the showlder. [1. MDu. cubbe, cattle-stall, shed, barn (Verdam); cp. Bremen dial. kubje, ‘die ans Haus angebauete Stallung’ (Wtb.).]

CUB, sb.3 Hrt. [kɐb.] A wide sweep in a road. Hrt. Cussans Hist. Hrt. (1879-1881) III. 320. [A pron. of curb, Fr. courbe, a curve.]