hovel
To put in a hovel; to shelterTo put in a hovel; to shelter.
» Nobody will buy such a hovel.
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2 senses(transitive)To put in a hovel; to shelter.
(transitive)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.
Examples
6 sentencesNobody will buy such a hovel.
Is this the hovel you live in?
My house is a hovel.
I live in a hovel.
Tom lives in a hovel.
Origin
From Middle English hovel, hovil, hovylle, diminutive of *hove, *hof (“structure, buildingFrom Middle English hovel, hovil, hovylle, diminutive of *hove, *hof (“structure, building, house”), from Old English hof (“an enclosure, court, dwelling, house”), from Proto-West Germanic *hof, from Proto-Germanic *hufą (“hill, farm”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“arch, bend, buckle”), equivalent to howf + -el. Compare Middle High German hobel (“cover, lid, covered wagon”).
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Forms
hovels, hoveling, hoveled, hoveledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle