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hutch

UK/hʌt͡ʃ/ US/ˈhʌtʃ/ fairly common slang

noun

1.

a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals

2.

Origin

From Middle English hucche (“storage chest”), variation of whucce, from Old English hwiċe, hwiċċe (“box, chest”). Spelling influenced by Old French huche (“chest”), from Medieval Latin hūtica, from a different Germanic root, from Frankish *hutta, from Proto-Germanic *hudjō, *hudjǭ (“box, hut, hutch”). Akin to Old English hȳdan (“to conceal; hide”). More at hide, hut. (cricket pavilion or dressing room): An extension of the rabbit metaphor.

Phrases

  • booby hutch
  • hutch up
  • Morant hutch
  • rabbit hutch

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