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Hovel
/ˈhɒvəl/
An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.
📖 Definitions of "Hovel"
noun
- 1
An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.
- 2
A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.
- 3
In the manufacture of porcelain, a large, conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.
verb
- 1
To put in a hovel; to shelter.
- 2
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.
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