Hov"el , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoveled (?) or 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.
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.
Hear it pronounced