Sekirov Dictionary

hutch

/hʌt͡ʃ/

noun 12
verb 3
forms 3
phrases 1

noun12

A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet.
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A coop or cage for keeping small animals (rabbits, guinea pigs, dogs, etc).
- “No place for rabbits now, but I could easy build a few hutches and you could feed alfalfa to the rabbits.” — 1937
A piece of furniture in which items may be displayed.
A cabinet for storing dishes.
A piece of furniture (cabinet) to be placed on top of a desk.
The case of a flour bolt.
A car on low wheels, in which coal is drawn in the mine and hoisted out of the pit.
A jig or trough for ore dressing or washing ore.
A baker's kneading-trough.
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An embankment built in a river to check erosion caused by running water.
- There were deep pools in the river, known as hutch pools because they are formed by hutches - breakwaters - built out from the bank. — 1977
(slang) The pavilion or dressing room.
A measure of two Winchester bushels.

verb3

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To hoard or lay up, in a chest.
- She hutched the all-worshipt ore. — 1634
To move with a jerk; to hitch.
To wash (ore) in a box or jig.

forms

hutched · hutching · hutches

Phrases with hutch

hutch up
To move slightly (sideways), in order to make room for someone; for example to move in a bed to make room for someone else to lie on, or to move sideways on a seat so as to allow someone room to sit and share that same seat.

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