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cubbyhole

[kuhb-ee-hohl] / ˈkʌb iˌhoʊl /
NOUN
hiding place
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They were looking for the source of a leak in the roof, but tucked inside a cubbyhole were the "skeletal remains", Mr Glady said.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

“I don’t begrudge anyone retiring,” longtime regular Daniel Eiben said Sept. 15, poking his head into Yoshimura’s cluttered cubbyhole of an office on the store’s penultimate day in business.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

They traveled in the same direction from the Oval Office to their offices in the northwest corner of the White House, which shared a cubbyhole bathroom.

From Washington Post • Jul. 24, 2020

Even the former cubbyhole where the ATM was located will have a use, as the video equipment spot so the church videographer can record Sunday services to be streamed over the Internet.

From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2018

He led the way into what everybody called the greenroom: a small cinder-block cubbyhole with a couch, a table, a couple of chairs, and a private bathroom.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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