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hut

[huht]

noun

  1. a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. a simple roofed shelter, often with one or two sides left open.

  3. Military.a wooden or metal structure for the temporary housing of troops.



verb (used with object)

hutted, hutting 
  1. to furnish with a hut as temporary housing; billet.

verb (used without object)

hutted, hutting 
  1. to lodge or take a shelter in a hut.

hut

/ ʌ /

noun

  1. a small house or shelter, usually made of wood or metal

  2. (on a sheep or cattle station) accommodation for the shearers, stockmen, etc

  3. a shelter for mountaineers, skiers, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to furnish with or live in a hut

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • hutlike adjective
  • ˈܳˌ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hut1

1645–55; < French hutte < Frankish, cognate with Old Saxon hutta, Old High German hutt ( e ) a < West Germanic *ܻ; akin to hide 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hut1

C17: from French hutte, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German hutta a crude dwelling
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Dozens of small, thatched huts, their walls made from mountain stone, dot the rolling green hills.

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Seven beach huts have been destroyed and two others damaged in an overnight blaze.

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Realyn Limbo has been a teacher on the island for 10 years, and seen the school grow from a small hut to full-size school teaching more than 100 pupils, from kindergarten to 18 years old.

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At Belsen, the huts, the barracks, the evidence, remained.

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Joined by a lyrical harmonica and Caton’s vocals, it’s music that almost lets the audience smell the cotton fields and country roads and smoke-filled hoodoo huts.

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