hovelling

hovelling
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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  • Hovelling — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hoveled — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hoveling — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hovelled — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hovel — /huv euhl, hov /, n., v., hoveled, hoveling or (esp. Brit.) hovelled, hovelling. n. 1. a small, very humble dwelling house; a wretched hut. 2. any dirty, disorganized dwelling. 3. an open shed, as for sheltering cattle or tools. v.t. 4. to… …   Universalium

  • hovel — /ˈhɒvəl / (say hovuhl) noun 1. a small, mean dwelling house; a wretched hut. 2. an open shed, as for sheltering cattle, tools, etc. –verb (t) (hovelled or, US, hoveled, hovelling or, US, hoveling) 3. Obsolete to shelter or lodge as …  

  • hovel — [huv′əl, häv′əl] n. [ME < ?] 1. a low, open shed as for sheltering animals or storing supplies or equipment 2. any small, miserable dwelling; hut vt. hoveled or hovelled, hoveling or hovelling to shelter in a hovel …   English World dictionary

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