hutch
a pen or enclosed coop for small animals: rabbit hutch.
a chest, cupboard, bin, etc., for storage.
any of various chestlike cabinets, raised on legs and having doors or drawers in front, sometimes with open shelves above.
a small cottage, hut, or cabin.
a baker's kneading trough.
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A hutch is, essentially, an upward extension on the wall side of the desk.
For those who need additional storage, this L-shaped desk comes with a handy and adjustable hutch, plus drawers for any additional documents.
You can also look for an L-shaped desk that includes additional storage, such as drawers or a hutch.
If you’re looking for something that can clean every surface of your house—from the soap stains on your vanity to the grease marks on your hutch to the wrinkles in your sheets—you can’t go wrong with a handheld.
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hutch is an old word for chest or coffer, chiefly used now in the compound ‘rabbit-hutch.’
Milton's Comus | John MiltonAnd I suppose they've got a rabbit hutch, and a monkey, and some white mice?
Quin | Alice Hegan RiceI sat by the hutch and studied the interesting group till I was so stiff with cold that I could hardly walk back to my tent.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2) | Sven HedinThere was her bow standing in a nook beside the hutch, and the quiver of arrows hanging on the wall above it.
The Water of the Wondrous Isles | William MorrisAt the foot of the latter stood the huge "hutch," or chest, in which were deposited for safety the family plate and valuables.
British Dictionary definitions for hutch
/ (hʌtʃ) /
a cage, usually of wood and wire mesh, for small animals
informal, derogatory a small house
a cart for carrying ore
a trough, esp one used for kneading dough or (in mining) for washing ore
(tr) to store or keep in or as if in a hutch
Origin of hutch
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