Associations to the word «Hovel»

Wiktionary

HOVEL, noun. An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.
HOVEL, noun. A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.
HOVEL, noun. In the manufacture of porcelain, a large, conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.
HOVEL, verb. (transitive) To put in a hovel; to shelter.

Dictionary definition

HOVEL, noun. Small crude shelter used as a dwelling.

Wise words

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