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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.
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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English hovell, of uncertain origin
1375–1425; late Middle English hovell, of uncertain origin
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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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