Definitions for: Hovel


[n] small crude shelter used as a dwelling



Webster (1913) Definition: Hov"el, n. [OE. hovel, hovil, prob. a dim. fr. AS. hof
house; akin to D. & G. hof court, yard, Icel. hof temple; cf.
Prov. E. hove to take shelter, heuf shelter, home.]
1. An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce,
etc., from the weather. --Brande & C.

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. --Knight.


Hov"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoveledor Hovelled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Hoveling or Hovelling.]
To put in a hovel; to shelter.

To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlon. --Shak.

The poor are hoveled and hustled together. --Tennyson.

Synonyms: hut, hutch, shack, shanty

See Also: igloo, iglu, shelter

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