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hut

  [huht] noun, verb, hut⋅ted, hut⋅ting.
–noun
1. a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, esp. one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
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)
4. to furnish with a hut as temporary housing; billet.
–verb (used without object)
5. to lodge or take a shelter in a hut.
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Origin:
1645–55; < F hutte < Frankish, c. OS hutta, OHG hutt(e)a < WGmc *hudjā; akin to hide 1

Related forms:
hutlike, adjective

Synonyms:
1. shed, hovel.
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hut   (hŭt)   
n.  

  1. A crude or makeshift dwelling or shelter; a shack.

  2. A temporary structure for sheltering troops.

tr. & intr.v.   hut·ted, hut·ting, huts
To shelter or take shelter in a hut.

[French hutte, of Germanic origin; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
hut

  1. n.
    a house. : I've got to go to my hut and pick up some bills.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

hut 
1658, from Fr. hutte "cottage" (16c.), from M.H.G. hütte "cottage, hut," probably from P.Gmc. *khudjan-, from the root of O.E. hydan "to hide." Apparently first in Eng. as a military word.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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