Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To hoard or lay up, in a chest. · To wash (ore) in a box or jig. · To move with a jerk; to hitch.
A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet. · A coop or cage for keeping small animals (rabbits, guinea pigs, dogs, etc). · A piece of furniture in which items may be displayed. · A cabinet for storing dishes.
From Middle English hucche (“storage chest”), variation of whucce, from Old English hwiċe, hwiċċe (“box, chest”). Spelling influenced by Old French huche (“chest”), from Medieval Latin hūtica, from a different Germanic root, from Frankish *hutta, from Proto-Germanic *hudjō, *hudjǭ (“box, hut, hutch”). Akin to Old English hȳdan (“to conceal; hide”). More at hide, hut. (cricket pavilion or dressing room): An extension of the rabbit metaphor.
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