hutch

noun/hʌtʃ/

Frequency rank: #12,524 most common English word

Meaning

a cage or enclosure, typically with a wire front, used for keeping small animals such as rabbits.

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Example sentence

She kept her pet rabbits in hutch that stood against the garden wall.

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