noun
hutch
huhch
noun
1
A cage or coop for keeping small animals such as rabbits.
"They built a wooden hutch for their two pet rabbits."
2
A cabinet, often for storing or displaying dishes, sometimes sitting on top of a desk or sideboard.
"Grandma's china was displayed in an old oak hutch."
verb
1
To hoard something away in a chest or box.
"He hutched away coins in an old tin box under the bed."
How to Use Hutch
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost commonly a small cage for pet rabbits, or a display cabinet for dishes.
Common pairings
rabbit hutch
china hutch
hutch and cage
Word Forms
hutched past tense, hutches plural, hutches singular
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Etymology
From a Middle English word for a storage chest, later blended with a similar Old French word for "chest" — both ultimately from an old Germanic root for a box or hut.