Definition of Hovel
Hov´el
n.
1.
An
open
shed
for
sheltering
cattle
,
or
protecting
produce
,
etc
.,
from
the
weather
.
2.
A
poor
cottage
;
a
small
,
mean
house
;
a
hut
.
3.
(Porcelain Manuf.)
A
large
conical
brick
structure
around
which
the
firing
kilns
are
grouped
.
v. t.
1.
To
put
in
a
hovel
;
to
shelter
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Hoveled
or
Hovelled
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Hoveling
or
Hovelling
.]
To
hovel
thee
with
swine
,
and
rogues
forlon
.
- Shak.
The
poor
are
hoveled
and
hustled
together
.
- Tennyson.
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