| 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. |
| Noun | 1. | hovel - small crude shelter used as a dwelling |
HOVEL. A place used by husbandmen to set their ploughs, carts, and other farming utensils, out of the rain and sun. Law Latin Dict. A shed; a cottage; a mean house.
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