huswifery

[HOUSEWIFERY.] hut, s . [Fr. hutte , from O. H. Ger. hutta : Ger. hatte =a hut; Sp. hut a ; Dut. hut ; Dan. hytte ; Sw. hydda ; Sansc. kuti .] I. Ord. Lang .: A small house, hovel, or cottage; a mean dwelling, a cot, a wooden structure for shelter. "Some of them going into their huts to sleep." -Dam pier : Voyages (an. 1691). II. Technically : 1. Firearms: The back-end or body of the breech pin of a musket. 2. Mil .: A wooden structure for the accommodation and shelter of soldiers in camp.