From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
hut
n 1: temporary military shelter [syn: army hut, field hut]
2: small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: hovel,
hutch, shack, shanty]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Hut \Hut\, n. [OE. hotte; akin to D. hut, G. h["u]tte, OHG.
hutta, Dan. hytte, Sw. hydda; and F. hutte, of G. origin; all
akin to E. hide to conceal. See Hude to conceal.]
A small house, hivel, or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a
slightly built or temporary structure.
[1913 Webster]
Death comes on with equal footsteps
To the hall and hut. --Bp. Coxe.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
hep \hep\ (h[e^]p), interj.
A call used by drill instructors to count cadence during
marching; used identically to hut and hup.
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