2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Hovel \Hov"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoveled}or {Hovelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hoveling} or {Hovelling}.] To put in a hovel; to shelter. [1913 Webster] To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlon. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The poor are hoveled and hustled together. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Hoveling \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}.] [1913 Webster]
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