McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Hutch

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Hutch


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(1) A medieval term for a chest, box, or hoarding-cupboard, found in use in the Vision of Piers Plowman.

(2) This word was sometimes applied to an aumbry for the sacred vessels of the altar, as in the Accounts of Louth Spire; or

(3) to one for the sacramental oil, baptismal shell, stoles, and towel used in baptism.

(4) Any locker for books, church music, sconces, etc.