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cubbyhole

[kuhb-ee-hohl] / ˈkʌb iˌhoʊl /
NOUN
hiding place
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Kim, 64, asked as he wrote a few last checks in his cubbyhole of an office at the Trio Supply Co., a market staple since the 1950s that closed this month.

From Washington Post

He remembers a woman who came looking for the gold jewelry she and her husband had hidden in a cubbyhole in the wall of their apartment, which was destroyed in the 2014 war.

From Los Angeles Times

For years, Johnson lived in a 100-square-foot hovel there, his bed crammed into what he calls a cubbyhole.

From New York Times

New Delhi and its suburbs, a metropolis of more than 46 million, is full of dilapidated apartments squished into cubbyhole alleys.

From New York Times

The shelving structure, with cubbyholes for little sculptures and other ornaments, rises to the ceiling.

From Washington Post