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hov⋅el

  [huhv-uhl, hov-] noun, verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British) -elled, -el⋅ling.
–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.
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Origin:
1375–1425; late ME hovell, of uncert. orig.
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hov·el   (hŭv'əl, hŏv'-)   
n.  

  1. A small, miserable dwelling.

  2. An open, low shed.


[Middle English, hut.]
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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).
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