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Nissen hut

noun Nis·sen hut \ˈni-sən-\

Definition of NISSEN HUT

:  a prefabricated shelter with a semicircular arching roof of corrugated iron sheeting and a concrete floor
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Origin of NISSEN HUT

Peter North Nissen †1930 British mining engineer
First Known Use: 1917

Rhymes with NISSEN HUT

betel nut, butternut, coconut, congregate, hazelnut, intercut, Lilliput, occiput, overcut, scuttlebutt, undercut, uppercut

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