Sekirov Dictionary

hovel

/ˈhɒvəl/

noun4

  1. A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.
  2. An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.
  3. In the manufacture of porcelain, a large, conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.
  4. (slang, no longer used) A straitjacket.

verb2

  1. To put in a hovel; to shelter.
  2. To construct a chimney so as to prevent smoking, by making two of the more exposed walls higher than the others, or making an opening on one side near the top.
forms

hoveled · hovelled · hoveling · hovelling · hovels

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