1 [C] a young bear, lion, FOX, etc:
a lioness guarding her cubs
2 (the Cubs) (BrE) (AmE the Cub Scouts) [pl.] a branch of the SCOUTASSOCIATION for boys between the ages of eight and ten or eleven:
to join the Cubs
3 (Cub) (also Cub Scout) [C] a member of the Cubs
compareBROWNIE
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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