rabbit hutch

• Petite cage ou abri clos servant à loger des lapins domestiques, généralement en bois et grillage métallique.

A small, enclosed cage or shelter used to house domestic rabbits, typically made of wood and wire mesh.

1. Small enclosure for rabbitsA2formal

   A small, often wooden, cage or enclosure used to house domestic rabbits.

   clapier à lapins

   • The children built a rabbit hutch in the backyard.
   • The rabbit hutch needs to be cleaned every week.
   • She bought a new rabbit hutch with a wire floor.

2. Cramped living spaceB2informalbritish

   Used metaphorically to describe a very small, cramped, or uncomfortable living space, often for humans.

   Cage à lapins

   • His apartment is a tiny rabbit hutch with barely room for a bed.
   • They live in a rabbit hutch of a house in the city center.
   • The student dormitory felt like a rabbit hutch.