hutch

/hətʃ/
/hətʃ/
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Other forms: hutches

Definitions of hutch
  1. noun
    a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
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    types:
    rabbit hutch
    a hutch for rabbits
    type of:
    cage, coop
    an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
  2. noun
    small crude shelter used as a dwelling
    synonyms: hovel, hut, shack, shanty
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    types:
    igloo, iglu
    an Inuit hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
    mudhif
    a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained
    type of:
    shelter
    a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
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