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hutch
(hŭch)n.
1. A pen or coop for small animals, especially rabbits.
2. A cupboard with drawers for storage and usually open or glass-fronted shelves on top, often used for dishes.
3. A chest or bin for storage.
4. A hut.
[Middle English huche, chest, from Old French, from Medieval Latin hūtica, possibly of Germanic origin.]
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hutch
(hʌtʃ)n
1. (Zoology) a cage, usually of wood and wire mesh, for small animals
2. informal derogatory a small house
3. (Mining & Quarrying) a cart for carrying ore
4. (Mining & Quarrying) a trough, esp one used for kneading dough or (in mining) for washing ore
vb
(tr) to store or keep in or as if in a hutch
[C14 hucche, from Old French huche, from Medieval Latin hutica, of obscure origin]
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hutch
(hʌtʃ)n.
1. a pen or enclosed coop for small animals: a rabbit hutch.
2. a chestlike cabinet with doors or drawers, usu. with open shelves above.
3. a chest, bin, etc., for storage.
4. a small cottage or hut.
[1275–1325; Middle English hucche, variant of whucce, Old English hwicce chest]
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hutch
Past participle: hutched
Gerund: hutching
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Noun | 1. | hutch - a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals rabbit hutch - a hutch for rabbits |
2. | hutch - small crude shelter used as a dwelling mudhif - a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger |
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Translations
خَزانَة مَطْبَخ مفتوحَة الرفوفقفَص للأرانِب
králíkárnakredenc
burtallerkenskab
felsõszekrény
búr
bufetebūris
králikáreňkredenc
dolaptavşan kafesi
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hutch
(hatʃ) noun1. a box with a wire front in which rabbits are kept.
2. (American) a cupboard with open shelves above for dishes.
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