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Hoveling

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hov⋅el

  [huhv-uhl, hov-] noun, verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British) -elled, -el⋅ling.
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–noun
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.
–verb (used with object)
4. to shelter or lodge as in a hovel.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME hovell, of uncert. orig.
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Word Origin & History

hovel 
1358, "roofed passage, vent for smoke," later "shed for animals" (1435), of unknown origin. Meaning "shed for human habitation; rude or miserable cabin" is from 1625. It also sometimes meant "canopied niche for a statue or image" (1463).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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