资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlon. --Shak.
The poor are hoveled and hustled together. --Tennyson.
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}.]