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hutch

Pronunciation: /hʌtʃ/

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Definition of hutch

noun

1a box or cage, typically with a wire mesh front, for keeping rabbits or other small domesticated animals:a rabbit hutch

2North American a storage chest.
a cupboard or dresser.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French huche, from medieval Latin hutica, of unknown origin. The original sense was 'storage chest', surviving in North American usage (hutch (sense 2))