cubbyhole

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Previosly voted Wales' favourite word, Cwtch means hug or cuddle - however it's second meaning is a cubbyhole or cupboard; a small space in which to store things safely.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 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

More than a half-dozen snowboards hang in the entryway over a cubbyhole stuffed with boots.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2022

As Kumar planted himself in his cubbyhole, Madhu, a volunteer who addressed him as “boss,” called for advice on whether a village temple should install surveillance cameras.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2022

That might make his little cubbyhole more comfy, though I certainly wouldn’t like to sleep there.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank