, ▁for ▁children . ▁ ▁This ▁may ▁be ▁constructed ▁by ▁the ▁children ▁themselves ▁and ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁of ▁play . ▁ ▁Aut istic ▁children ▁can ▁sometimes ▁benefit ▁from ▁such ▁places . ▁Children ▁may ▁have ▁a ▁small ▁shed , ▁play - house ▁or ▁tent ▁which ▁they ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁cub by - house . ▁Children ▁might ▁build ▁their ▁own ▁in ▁various ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁or ▁garden , ▁or ▁have ▁a ▁pre - fab ric ated ▁cub by . ▁An ▁Australian ▁fict ional ▁treatment ▁of ▁the ▁quest ▁for ▁the ▁perfect ▁cub by ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁Urs ula ▁Dub os ar sky ' s ▁The ▁Cub by ▁House , ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Mitch ▁V ane . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁Poss ibly ▁from ▁the ▁term ▁" c ub " ▁in ▁old ▁English ▁related ▁to ▁" st all , ▁pen , ▁cattle ▁shed , ▁co op , ▁h utch ". ▁" C ub by - hole " ▁is ▁sometimes ▁written ▁as ▁one ▁word ▁( c ub by hole ). ▁ ▁Mean ings ▁in ▁various ▁countries ▁In ▁South ▁Africa , ▁cub by - hole ▁is ▁the ▁word ▁for ▁a ▁glo ve ▁compart ment ▁in ▁a ▁vehicle . ▁This ▁usage ▁is ▁also ▁common ▁in ▁Barb ados , ▁Z amb ia , ▁B ots w ana ▁and ▁Z imb ab we , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁parts ▁of ▁Southern ▁Minnesota , ▁Mad ison , ▁South ▁Dak ota , ▁and ▁North west ▁Wy oming . ▁ ▁In ▁England , ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Canada , ▁it ▁may ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁cup board