/ · 1894 Brewer’s · C · Cuba
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
The Roman deity who kept guard over infants in their cribs and sent them to sleep. Verb cubo, to lie down in bed.
· ·
Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.