hutch

/hətʃ/

/hətʃ/

Other forms: hutches

Definitions of hutch

1. noun

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

   rabbit hutch

   a hutch for rabbits

   type of:

   cage, coop

   an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
2. noun

   small crude shelter used as a dwelling
   synonyms: hovel, hut, shack, shanty

   types:

   igloo, iglu

   an Inuit hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome

   mudhif

   a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained

   type of:

   shelter

   a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger