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Definition of Tiger cub
1. Noun. A young tiger.
Definition of Tiger cub
1. Noun. A young tiger. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tiger Cub
Literary usage of Tiger cub
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Leisure Hour edited by William Haig Miller, James Macaulay, William Stevens (1894)
"Whilst the two fathers sat discussing affairs of state, Tiger-cub went ...
Very soon Tiger-cub turned a somersault, at which Lambkin shouted with laughter. ..."
2. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1902)
"One day the Queen saw a tigress with her cubs, and she said, " Would that God
would bestow on me even a tiger cub !" And as she prayed her wish was granted, ..."
3. Samantha in Europe by Marietta Holley (1895)
"It comes right in the turn of the tune, and it hampers me to forgit it" And then
he begun agin— " 'The tiger's cub I'll tie with a chain— I'll tackle with a ..."
4. From England to the Antipodes & India by Isaac Tyrrell (1904)
"... that this Captain MacDonald was somewhat of a sportsman, and had once brought
in from the jungle a tiger cub, which was playful enough when young. ..."
5. The Chinese Repository edited by Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Samuel Wells Willaims (1839)
"[On seeing] one who braves danger and despises death, we say, ' the tiger's cub
cannot be caught without going into his den.' This refers to an address of a ..."
6. The Indian Forester (1885)
"The skin and skull of each tiger and tiger-cub will be forwarded by the Ranger
or Forester who disburses the extra reward to the district officer, ..."
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