Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hut"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Hut \Hut\, n. [OE. hotte; akin to D. hut, G. h["u]tte, OHG.
hutta, Dan. hytte, Sw. hydda; and F. hutte, of G. origin; all
akin to E. hide to conceal. See {Hude} to conceal.]
A small house, hivel, or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a
slightly built or temporary structure.

Death comes on with equal footsteps To the hall and
hut. --Bp. Coxe.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

hut
n 1: temporary military shelter [syn: {army hut}, {field hut}]
2: small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hovel}, {hutch},
{shack}, {shanty}]


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