hutching

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hutching - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hutch \Hutch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hutched; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Hutching.]
     1. To hoard or lay up, in a chest. [R.] "She hutched the . .
        . ore." --Milton.
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     2. (Mining) To wash (ore) in a box or jig.
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