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hutch
(hʌtʃ)
Word forms: plural hutches
countable noun
A hutch is a wooden structure that rabbits or other small pet animals are kept in.
hutch in British English
(hʌtʃ)
noun
1.
a cage, usually of wood and wire mesh, for small animals
2. informal, derogatory
a small house
3.
a cart for carrying ore
4.
a trough, esp one used for kneading dough or (in mining) for washing ore
verb
5. (transitive)
to store or keep in or as if in a hutch
Word origin
C14 hucche, from Old French huche, from Medieval Latin hutica, of obscure originhutch in American English
(hʌtʃ)
noun
1.
a bin, chest, or box for storage
2. US
a cabinet with open shelves on top of drawers and cupboards
3.
a pen or coop for small animals
4.
a hut
5.
a mining trough for washing ore
6.
a car or truck for carrying ore out of a mine
verb transitive
7.
to store or put in or as in a hutch
Word origin
ME hucche < OFr huche, bin, kneading trough < ML hutica, a chestImage ofhutch
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