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- cubbyhole
[cubbyhole 词源字典] - cubbyhole: see cove
[cubbyhole etymology, cubbyhole origin, 英语词源] - cubbyhole (n.)
- 1825, the first element possibly from a diminutive of cub "stall, pen, cattle shed, coop, hutch" (1540s), a dialect word with apparent cognates in Low German (such as East Frisian kubbing, Dutch kub). Or related to cuddy "small room, cupboard" (1793), originally "small cabin in a boat" (1650s), from Dutch kajuit, from French cahute. Or perhaps simply a children's made-up word.