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hovel
[ huhv-uhl, hov- ]
noun
- a small, very humble dwelling house; a wretched hut.
- any dirty, disorganized dwelling.
- an open shed, as for sheltering cattle or tools.
verb (used with object)
- to shelter or lodge as in a hovel.
hovel
/ ˈhʌvəl; ˈhɒv- /
noun
- a ramshackle dwelling place
- an open shed for livestock, carts, etc
- the conical building enclosing a kiln
verb
- to shelter or be sheltered in a hovel
Word History and Origins
Origin of hovel1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hovel1
Example Sentences
When we first meet Bob, Tomlinson treats us to a description of the hovel in which he lives.
"She works out of a hovel, it is a broken-down building, just a shack," she said.
Alessandro's face haunted him, and also the memory of Ramona's, as she lay tossing and moaning in the wretched Cahuilla hovel.
For several days previous, I had been actively engaged in building my own little room, and making our hovel comfortable.
Maria and Sebastian were brought up in a hovel with a mud floor, and only one room, shared with the donkey and the goat.
Kent, still unrecognized by Lear, endeavors to persuade him to take refuge in a hovel.
A woman was at the entrance to our hovel, looking down full at us.
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