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hutched

hutched

1 8.1
Kept in a small cage for animals like rabbits
  • adjective
  • /hʌtʃt/
: enclaustrado
  • The rabbits were kept in a hutched area behind the barn to protect them from predators.

Examples

  • During the visit, I noticed the hutched chicken coop where the hens were safely enclosed.

  • Better Bedding for Hutched Calves.

    Academic text (1994)

  • "LE POIVROT" - CLOAK ROOM AREA - CONTINUOUS. A hat check girl gapes at Rene's and Maxim's confrontation as they cross her hutched door.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • They designed a hutched display for the small animals, ensuring they had enough space to move around.

Synonyms

confined
vshutched
61 3.7

Kept in one small space and unable to leave

refers to enclosure resembling a small animal housing rather than general containment
cooped up
vshutched
  • Informal
28 5.5

Being kept in a small space makes you restless and unhappy

describes enclosure like a small animal dwelling rather than mere cramped discomfort
boxed in
vshutched
12 6.3

Unable to do things freely because of limits like walls or rules

focuses on being in a small animal-style enclosure rather than a box-like trap
sequestered
vshutched
5 7.4

Kept away from other people in a quiet private place

means being in a small animal-style enclosure rather than chosen privacy or separation

How Confined

imprisoned
23 3.8
hutched
1 8.1
enclosed
50 3.5
free
815 1.0

Surface Forms

hutched positive

Morphology

hutched = hutch (transparent) = hutch + ed

Clearly formed by adding the adjectival/past participle suffix '-ed' to 'hutch', meaning 'enclosed in a hutch'.

Etymology

The word hutched comes from hutch, a small wooden box or cage for animals, like a rabbit's home, and is like a tiny hut for creatures. So, hutched means 'kept in a hutch' or 'enclosed in a small space'.