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hutch
(huc̸h)
noun
- a bin, chest, or box for storage
- ☆ a cabinet with open shelves on top of drawers and cupboards
- a pen or coop for small animals
- a hut
- a mining trough for washing ore
- a car or truck for carrying ore out of a mine
Origin: ME hucche < OFr huche, bin, kneading trough < ML hutica, a chest
transitive verb
to store or put in or as in a hutch
See hutch in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A pen or coop for small animals, especially rabbits.
- A cupboard with drawers for storage and usually open shelves on top, often used for dishes.
- A chest or bin for storage.
- A hut.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English huche, chest
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Medieval Latin hūtica
Origin: , possibly of Germanic origin
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