Definition of hovels Hovels
/hʌˈvʌlz/ - [huvulz] -
We found 3 definitions of hovels from 2 different sources.
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What does hovels mean?
Wiktionary 
- hovels (Noun)
Plural of hovel.
Part of speech
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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)
To put in a hovel; to shelter.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hovel (n.)
An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather. - hovel (n.)
A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut. - hovel (n.)
A large conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped. - hovel (v. t.)
To put in a hovel; to shelter.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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hovel
A small crude shelter used as a dwelling.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hovel
hov′el, n. a small or mean dwelling: a shed.—v.t. to put in a hovel: to shelter: 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:—pr.p. hov′elling; pa.p. hov′elled.—n. Hov′eller, a boatman acting as a non-certificated pilot or doing any kind of occasional work on the coast: a small coasting-vessel. [Dim. of A.S. hof, a dwelling.]
