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cub (n.)
1520s,
cubbe
"young fox," of unknown origin; perhaps from Old Irish
cuib
"whelp," or from Old Norse
kobbi
"seal." Extended to the young of bears, lions, etc., after 1590s. The native word was
whelp
.
Cub Scout
is from 1922.
