Huttings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Shelters constructed typically from simple materials serving as temporary or basic dwellings ; clusters of such structures forming a small settlement or encampment ; the act or process of occupying or building these modest habitations
2. Small, often rudimentary buildings used for shelter or habitation ; groups of these shelters collectively creating a hamlet-like area ; the condition or practice of residing in such crude or provisional homes
3. Modest physical enclosures built for protection or living quarters ; a collection of these buildings constituting a small community ; the event or manner of establishing or living within these simple structures

Etymology: "Huttings" is the plural of "hutting," a noun for the act of building or occupying simple shelters, and for the groups of such shelters that form a small camp or settlement. The plural form therefore refers to several such clusters or episodes of construction at once. The noun it belongs to is built on "hut," the word that gives the plural its core meaning, with the suffix "-ing" turning the activity of building into a noun.

Synonyms: camps, shacks, huts, cabins, shelters