cage vs hutch

cage

noun
  • An enclosure made of bars, normally to hold animals. 

  • The catcher's wire mask. 

  • A regular graph that has as few vertices as possible for its girth. 

  • In killer sudoku puzzles, an irregularly-shaped group of cells that must contain a set of unique digits adding up to a certain total, in addition to the usual constraints of sudoku. 

  • An automobile. 

  • The area from which competitors throw a discus or hammer. 

  • The passenger compartment of a lift. 

  • The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting whim. 

  • An outer framework of timber, enclosing something within it. 

  • Something that hinders freedom. 

  • The goal. 

  • A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece, such as a ball valve. 

  • A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and pipes. 

verb
  • To immobilize an artificial horizon. 

  • To restrict someone's movement or creativity. 

  • To confine in a cage; to put into and keep in a cage. 

  • To track individual responses to direct mail, either (advertising) to maintain and develop mailing lists or (politics) to identify people who are not eligible to vote because they do not reside at the registered addresses. 

hutch

noun
  • A coop or cage for keeping small animals (rabbits, guinea pigs, dogs, etc). 

  • A baker's kneading-trough. 

  • A piece of furniture in which items may be displayed. 

  • A piece of furniture (cabinet) to be placed on top of a desk. 

  • A car on low wheels, in which coal is drawn in the mine and hoisted out of the pit. 

  • The case of a flour bolt. 

  • A cabinet for storing dishes. 

  • A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet. 

  • A jig or trough for ore dressing or washing ore. 

  • A measure of two Winchester bushels. 

verb
  • To move with a jerk; to hitch. 

  • To wash (ore) in a box or jig. 

  • To hoard or lay up, in a chest. 

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