Hovelled

3 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.
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           To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlon. --Shak.


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           The poor are hoveled and hustled together. --Tennyson.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hovelled
       See {hovel}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hovel
       n : small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hut}, {hutch},
            {shack}, {shanty}]
       [also: {hovelling}, {hovelled}]