hutch
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4.1
- noun
- /hʌtʃ/
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conejera
- Another angle as Buddy and Rose walk away hand in hand from the rabbit hutch.
- calf hutch
- bedding in the hutch
Examples
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I found an old rabbit hutch and pigeon hutch that became the frame for our chicken coop.
Blog text (9) -
Instead, a skinny boy with a long neck and sandy hair was standing next to the hutch.
Fiction book (1993) -
I thought we might be able to get some of those hutch rabbits to join us.
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"Sit on my tail and go with me to my rabbit hutch."
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Are we to live like rabbits, crammed in a hutch?
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-He's got a hutch where he raises rabbits.
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Why don't you go and build those rabbit hutches or whatever it is you build?
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Most farmers use abundant and economical straw for bedding in the hutch.
Academic text (1994) -
Unfortunately, straw bedding in the hutches soon becomes soiled with manure and urine and becomes a breeding ground for flies.
Academic text (1994) -
I built a wooden hutch in the backyard to keep my rabbits safe from predators.
Synonyms
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2.2
A small cage with a wire front for keeping rabbits outside
A round wheel that small pets run in to get exercise
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Etymology
Hutch comes from an old French word huche meaning 'box', so think of a wooden box where small animals are kept; that image helps explain why a hutch is a cage for rabbits and guinea pigs.