Hut

n. [D. hut, N. H. Ger. hütte, O. H. Ger. hutta, Dan. hytte, Sw. hydda; Goth. hethjo, store-room; whence Fr. hutte, Sp. huta; allied to Gr. κεύθω, to hide, conceal.] A small house, hovel, or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a cottage.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. HUTTED; p. pr. & vb. n. HUTTING.] To place in huts, as troops encamped in winter quarters. “The troops hutted among the heights of Morristown.” W. Irving.