What is a Cubby?
A cubby is a small space which can be used for storage. Cubbies come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, from small rooms, to arrays of boxes which can be used to store interoffice documents. Some people use cubbies for storage and organizing, and they are a common feature in offices, mailrooms, and other locations where large volumes of objects are sorted. The term “cubby” originally referred to a small cabin, with this usage of the word appearing around the 1600s. By 1825, people were talking about cubbyholes, as in small boxes used to store mail and various household supplies, and this word was often shortened to “cubby.” Although we can determine when people first started to use the word, the origins are a bit of a mystery, and some people have suggested that it may be derived from a child’s nonsense word. In the sense of a box for storage, a cubby is often part of an array of boxes which are built in place or built into a large and heavy piece of furniture. In a location like a m
