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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cubby \Cub"by\ (k?b"b?), Cubbyhole \Cub"by*hole`\ (-h?l`), n.
     [See {Cub} a stall.]
     A snug or confined or secluded place; a small room or a snug
     space within a room.
  
     Syn: snuggery, snug.


          [1913 Webster +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cubbyhole \cubbyhole\ n.
     a small compartment.
  
     Syn: pigeonhole.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cubbyhole
       n 1: a small compartment [syn: {pigeonhole}]
       2: a small secluded room [syn: {cubby}, {snuggery}, {snug}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "cubbyhole":
     alcove, asylum, bay, bolt-hole, cache, carrel, concealment, corner,
     cove, cover, covert, coverture, cranny, cubby, cubicle,
     dark corner, den, doghouse, dugout, foxhole, funk hole, hideaway,
     hideout, hidey hole, hiding, hiding place, hole, lair, mousehole,
     niche, nook, oriel, pigeonhole, pinch, playhouse, recess, refuge,
     retreat, roomlet, sanctuary, secret place, snuggery, stash,
     tight spot, tight squeeze, undercovert
  
  

















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