hutch
noun/hʌtʃ/
/hʌtʃ/
- a wooden box with a front made of wire, used for keeping rabbits or other small animals inTopics Animalsc2
- (North American English) a large piece of wooden furniture with shelves in the top part and cupboards below, used for displaying and storing cups, plates, etc.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French huche, from medieval Latin hutica, of unknown origin. The original sense was ‘storage chest’, surviving in North American usage (sense (2)).
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