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Noun
/ˈhəvəl/,/ˈhävəl/,
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hovels, plural;
  1. A small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling

  2. An open shed or outbuilding, used for sheltering cattle or storing grain or tools

  3. A conical building enclosing a kiln

  1. small crude shelter used as a dwelling
  2. Hövel is a village part of the city and municipality of Sundern, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  3. Hövels is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany.
  4. An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather; A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut; In the manufacture of porcelain, a large, conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped; To put in a hovel; to shelter
  5. An open-sided shed or outhouse for cattle, storing grain, tools etc.
  6. a small shed for sheltering animals or storing supplies.
  7. A small hut, usually made of dried mud, and not really fit to live in.
  8. n. The fruit of a flower called the Palace.
  9. Miserable poor dwelling.