Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

         Death comes on with equal footsteps To the hall and
         hut.                                     --Bp. Coxe.

Source : WordNet®

hut
     n 1: temporary military shelter [syn: {army hut}, {field hut}]
     2: small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hovel}, {hutch},
         {shack}, {shanty}]