Cub

  • 11Cub-1 — was a code name for a medium sized division of an Advance Base Aviation Training Unit. The Navy established the ABATU at the onset of WWII to support expeditionary airfield operations in the Pacific Area of Operations. Guadalcanal was the first… …

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  • 12cub — (n.) 1520s, cubbe young fox, of unknown origin; perhaps from O.Ir. cuib whelp, or from O.N. kobbi seal. Extended to the young of bears, lions, etc., after 1590s. The native word was WHELP (Cf. whelp). Cub Scout is from 1922 …

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  • 13cub — ► NOUN 1) the young of a fox, bear, lion, or other carnivorous mammal. 2) (also Cub Scout) a member of the junior branch of the Scout Association, for boys aged about 8 to 11. 3) archaic a young man. ► VERB (cubbed, cubbing) 1) …

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  • 14cub — [kub] n. [Early ModE cubbe, young fox < ? OIr cuib, whelp] 1. a young fox, wolf, bear, lion, tiger, whale, etc. 2. an inexperienced, awkward youth 3. Old fashioned a novice newspaper reporter 4. [C ] CUB SCOUT cubbish adj …

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  • 15cub — Mot Monosíl·lab Nom masculí …

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  • 16CUB — sigla Comitato Unitario di Base …

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  • 17cub — [ kʌb ] noun count a young bear, lion, FOX, WOLF, or other wild animal: lion/fox cubs …

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  • 18cub|by — «KUHB ee», noun, plural bies. 1. a snug, confined place. 2. a cubbyhole: »Up garret was a little cubby, with a pallet in it (Mark Twain). ╂[< cub2 + y2] …

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  • 19Cub — A cub is the young of certain large predatory animals such as bears, lions, wolves, and big cats; analogous to a domestic puppy or kitten Cub may refer to: Cub, a member of Cub Scouts Cub player, a member of certain sports teams, e.g. the Chicago …

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  • 20cub. — cubic. * * * cub1 «kuhb», noun, verb. cubbed, cub|bing. –n. 1. a young bear, fox, lion, tiger, or other wild animal: »With the fury of a bear which had been robbed of her cubs (Scott). 2. Figurative. an inexperienced or awkward boy …

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