1. A cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
   "The children kept their pet rabbits in a hutch in the backyard"
    
2. Small crude shelter used as a dwelling
   "The refugees were forced to live in hutches on the outskirts of the city";
   - hovel, hut, shack, shanty
    
3. [N. Amer] A cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china
   "The family's heirloom dishes were carefully arranged in the hutch";
   - china cabinet, china closet

Derived forms: hutches

Type of: cabinet, cage, coop, shelter

Encyclopedia: Hutch, Kentucky