a Childe of Lacedemon suffered all his belly and gutts to be torne out by a Cubbe or young Foxe, which he had stolne, and kept close under his garment, rather then he would discover his theft.
puhekieltä The young of certain other animals, including the bear, wolf, lion and tiger.
puhekieltä A child, especially an awkward, rude, ill-mannered boy.
Shakespeare
O, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be / When time hath sowed a drizzle on thy case?