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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| French hutte, from Old French hute, from Old High German hutta hut; probably akin to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] hȳd skin, hide | | French hutte, from Old French hute, from Old High German hutta hut; probably akin to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] hȳd skin, hide |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1655] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1655] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1 : an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack | | *1 : an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
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| Huts are used as temporary [[shelter]] by people. Huts are quickly built of [[natural]] materials such as ice, stone, leather, fur, grass, palm leaves, branches and/or mud and exist in [[practically]] all [[nomadic]] [[cultures]]. Some huts are easily transportable. | | Huts are used as temporary [[shelter]] by people. Huts are quickly built of [[natural]] materials such as ice, stone, leather, fur, grass, palm leaves, branches and/or mud and exist in [[practically]] all [[nomadic]] [[cultures]]. Some huts are easily transportable. |
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− | Huts are used by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd shepherds] when moving livestock between [[seasonal]] grazing areas such as [[mountain]]ous and lowland pastures (transhumance). Some displaced [[populations]] of people use huts throughout the world during a diaspora. For example; temporary collectors in the [[wilderness]] [[agricultural]] workers at plantations in the Amazon jungle. Huts have been built for [[purposes]] such as storage, workshops, and [[teaching]]. | + | Huts are used by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherd shepherds] when moving livestock between [[seasonal]] grazing areas such as [[mountain]]ous and lowland pastures (transhumance). Some displaced [[populations]] of people use huts throughout the world during a diaspora. For example; temporary collectors in the [[wilderness]] [[agricultural]] workers at plantations in the Amazon jungle. Huts have been built for [[purposes]] such as storage, workshops, and [[teaching]]. |
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− | The term has also been [[adopted]] by climbers and backpackers to refer to a more solid and permanent [[structure]] offering refuge. These vary from simple [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothy bothies] - which are little more than very basic [[shelters]]; to [[mountain]] huts which are far more luxurious and can even include facilities such as restaurants. | + | The term has also been [[adopted]] by climbers and backpackers to refer to a more solid and permanent [[structure]] offering refuge. These vary from simple [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bothy bothies] - which are little more than very basic [[shelters]]; to [[mountain]] huts which are far more luxurious and can even include facilities such as restaurants. |
| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| *'''''[[Shelter]]''''' | | *'''''[[Shelter]]''''' |
− | *'''''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernacular_architecture Vernacular architecture] | + | *'''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernacular_architecture Vernacular architecture] |
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| [[Category: Architecture]] | | [[Category: Architecture]] |