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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.
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Hov·el·ing, n. A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by covering the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two of the sides higher than the other two. [Written also hovelling.]
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hovel
n : small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: hut, hutch,
shack, shanty]
[also: hovelling, hovelled]