[hut] n [MF hutte, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG hutta hut; prob. akin to OE hyd skin, hide] (1658) 1: an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction: shack
2: a simple shelter from the elements -- hut vb
[2]hut interj [prob. alter. of [1]hep] (1948)--used to mark a marching cadence