/ hʌtʃ; NAmE / noun
1.
a wooden box with a front made of wire, used for keeping rabbits or other small animals in
2.
( NAmE ) a large piece of wooden furniture with shelves in the top part and cupboards below, used for displaying and storing cups, plates, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French huche , from medieval Latin hutica , of unknown origin. The original sense was storage chest , surviving in North American usage (sense 2).