In Wendy and Richard Pini’s “Elfquest” a cubling is an affectionate term for a very young elf.
Singular: Cubling.
Plural: Cublings.
Older children are referred to as cubs as well.
“Mother!” Suntop embraces Leetah after having been away for a whole turn of the seasons, “My eyes see with joy! My hands touch with joy!”
“My hands also touch with joy!” Leetah holds her little son out at arn’s length, “My eyes, too, see with joy! How tall you’ve become! Where has my little Suntop gone to be replaced by this beautiful boy? Soon I won’t be able to call you or your sister cubling anymore...”
“We’ll always be your Cublings, Mother,” Suntop grinned, “You know that!”
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.