hutch

[ huhch ]

noun

1. a pen or enclosed coop for small animals:

   rabbit hutch.

   Synonyms: cote, enclosure, cage

2. a chest, cupboard, bin, etc., for storage.
3. any of various chestlike cabinets, raised on legs and having doors or drawers in front, sometimes with open shelves above.
4. a small cottage, hut, or cabin.
5. a baker's kneading trough.

hutch

/ hʌtʃ /

noun

1. a cage, usually of wood and wire mesh, for small animals
2. informal.
   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

1. tr to store or keep in or as if in a hutch

Word History and Origins

Origin of hutch¹

1275–1325; Middle English hucche, variant of whucce, Old English hwicce chest; not akin to Old French huge, huche ( ch form apparently by contamination with English word)

Word History and Origins

Origin of hutch¹

C14 hucche, from Old French huche, from Medieval Latin hutica, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

“I want the hutch to look balanced, so I try to display things in ways that are appealing to the eye, with similar colors in similar areas,” Westby says.

From Seattle Times

Does anyone think it odd to be sitting on a modern sofa while listening to a turntable housed in a 19th century hutch?

From Los Angeles Times

On a cattle ranch just east of the lighthouse, William Nunes, 27, watched as the wind ripped a calf hutch from the ground and sent it flying into the air and over a hill.

From New York Times

With its dark finish against the white wall, the hutch stands out as a statement piece.

From Seattle Times

McIntosh said that a door to a hutch containing 1900s-era glassware broke off and her china was destroyed.

From Los Angeles Times