hutch

noun

1
a
: a chest or compartment for storage
b
: a cupboard usually surmounted by open shelves
2
: a pen or coop for an animal
3

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  • hutch 1b

Examples of hutch in a Sentence

the campers slept in a hutch near the riverbank keeps her best china in a hutch in the dining room
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In her home design YouTube videos, Gater frequently makes over second-hand items like hutches, tables, and cabinets by adding coats of paint or stain and replacing the hardware. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2025 This can be in a hutch in the dining room, the closet under the stairs, or even in the basement. Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2025 But that home, and the hutch Doran and her family built for Tiptoe late last year, are now gone. Alina Hartounian, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025 The hutch — topped by bowls bought on a family trip to Siena, Italy — once belonged to Mr. Rasche’s maternal grandmother. New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hutch

Word History

Etymology

Middle English huche, from Anglo-French

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of hutch was in the 13th century

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“Hutch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hutch. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

hutch

noun
1
a
: a chest or compartment for storage
b
: a low cupboard topped by usually open shelves
2
: a pen or coop for an animal
3

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