/huch/ , n.
1. a pen or enclosed coop for small animals: rabbit hutch.
2. a chest, cupboard, bin, etc., for storage.
3. any of various chestlike cabinets, raised on legs and having doors or drawers in front, sometimes with open shelves above.
4. a small cottage, hut, or cabin.
5. a baker's kneading trough.
[ 1275-1325; ME hucche, var. of whucce, OE hwicce chest; not akin to OF huge, huche ( ch form appar. by contamination with English word) ]
Syn. 1. cage, enclosure, cote.