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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

In a cubbyhole beneath an attic sat a radio room complete with desks, where detainees tuned in nightly to the BBC.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2022

And when you sneeze in one cubbyhole, a stranger in another calls out, “Bless you.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2022

Or merely find your little cubbyhole in the cosmos.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2019

The automatic mop came out of its cubbyhole to repair the damage.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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