den vs hutch

den

noun
  • A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining. 

  • Synonym of fort (“structure improvised from furniture, etc. for playing games.”) 

  • A group of Cub Scouts of the same age who work on projects together. 

  • A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment. 

  • A squalid or wretched place; a haunt. 

verb
  • To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den. 

hutch

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

  • A baker's kneading-trough. 

  • 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. 

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

verb
  • To move with a jerk; to hitch. 

  • To wash (ore) in a box or jig. 

  • To hoard or lay up, in a chest. 

How often have the words den and hutch occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )