Definition of "hutch" []

• A pen or coop for small animals, especially rabbits. (noun)
• A cupboard with drawers for storage and usually open shelves on top, often used for dishes. (noun)
• A chest or bin for storage. (noun)
• A hut. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Sometimes when I'm watching a home design show, I hear them use the word hutch to describe a cabinet-type piece of furniture that goes in a kitchen or living room."
• "And the room features a closet that was converted into a built-in hutch (of sorts); this serves as the command center for our family-centered learning project, housing such tools as the microscope, globes, atlases, timelines, binoculars, art supplies, crafts, etc."
• "Each hutch is generally eighteen inches high, and about three feet wide."