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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Hut \Hut\, noun [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.
Death comes on with equal footsteps To the hall and hut. --Bp. Coxe.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
hep \hep\ (h[e^]p), interj. A call used by drill instructors to count cadence during marching; used identically to {hut} and {hup}. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
hut
noun
1: temporary military shelter [syn: {army hut}, {field hut}]
2: small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hovel}, {hutch}, {shack}, {shanty}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "hut": Nissen hut, Quonset hut, bestow, billet, board, booth, box, camp, chalet, cot, cottage, crib, dacha, domicile, entertain, gatehouse, hovel, hutch, kiosk, lean-to, lodge, outbuilding, outhouse, pavilion, quarter, room, roost, sentry box, shack, shanty, shed, stall, tollbooth, tollhouse
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