"cubie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cubies [plural]
Rhymes: -uːbi Etymology: Etymology tree English cube English -ie English cubie From cube + -ie. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|cube|-ie|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English cube English -ie English cubie From cube + -ie. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cubie (plural cubies)
  1. (Rubik's Cube) One of the smaller cubes making up a Rubik's cube.
    Sense id: en-cubie-en-noun-MwNZlUjX Categories (other): Rubik's Cube, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 82 18 Topics: Rubik's-Cube, games
  2. (firefighting) A five-gallon, boxed, plastic bag of drinking water used by firefighters.
    Sense id: en-cubie-en-noun-jaNAiLoq Categories (other): Firefighting, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 48 52 Topics: firefighting, government

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