hutch
hutch · hutches · hutched · hutching
To hoard or lay up, in a chestTo hoard or lay up, in a chest.
/hʌt͡ʃ/
» The boy went into the rabbit hutch.
carlosalberto · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To hoard or lay up, in a chest.
(transitive)To wash (ore) in a box or jig.
(ambitransitive)To move with a jerk; to hitch.
Examples
2 sentencesThe boy went into the rabbit hutch.
But my place is like a rabbit hutch.
Origin
From Middle English hucche (“storage chest”), variation of whucce, from Old English hwiċe,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.
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Forms
hutches, hutching, hutched, hutchedWord family
1 related wordsDerivedhutch up
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle