- hovel
n. a miserable, wretched hovel
* * *['hɒv(ə)l]wretched hovela miserable
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Hövel — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Friedrich von Hövel (1766–1826), deutscher Politiker Conrad von Höveln (1630–1689), Barockdichter Hermann Hövel (1644–1724), Bürgermeister in Arnsberg Hugo ten Hövel (1890–1953), deutscher Politiker Joseph … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hovel — Stadt Wittmund Koordinaten: 53° 3 … Deutsch Wikipedia
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. [1913 Webster] To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlon. Shak. [1913 Webster] The poor are hoveled and hustled… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hovel — Hov el, n. [OE. hovel, hovil, prob. a dim. fr. AS. hof house; akin to D. & G. hof court, yard, Icel. hof temple; cf. Prov. E. hove to take shelter, heuf shelter, home.] 1. An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hövel — Hövel, ein altes stiftsfähiges u. ritterbürtiges Geschlecht, welches zum landsässigen Adel Westfalens gehörte. Auf dem Schloß Hövel (Huvele), an der Lippe im ehemaligen Hochstifte Münster, kommt schon 1026 ein Adolf von H. vor; dort besaßen die… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
hovel — [huv′əl, häv′əl] n. [ME < ?] 1. a low, open shed as for sheltering animals or storing supplies or equipment 2. any small, miserable dwelling; hut vt. hoveled or hovelled, hoveling or hovelling to shelter in a hovel … English World dictionary
hovel — mid 14c., roofed passage, vent for smoke, later shed for animals (mid 15c.), of unknown origin. Meaning shed for human habitation; rude or miserable cabin is from 1620s. It also sometimes meant canopied niche for a statue or image (mid 15c.) … Etymology dictionary
hovel — [n] tiny unkempt house burrow, cabin, cottage, den, dump*, hole*, hut, hutch, lean to, pigpen*, pigsty*, rathole*, rattrap*, shack, shanty, shed, stall, sty*; concept 516 … New thesaurus
hovel — ► NOUN ▪ a small squalid or poorly constructed dwelling. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
hovel — [[t]hɒ̱v(ə)l, AM hʌ̱v [/t]] hovels 1) N COUNT A hovel is a small hut, especially one which is dirty or needs a lot of repair. They lived in a squalid hovel for the next five years. Syn: shack 2) N COUNT (disapproval) You describe a house, room,… … English dictionary
Hövel — 1. Wohnstättenname zu mnd. hovel »Hügel, Höcker«: »wohnhaft an/auf einem Hügel«. 2. Herkunftsname zu den Ortsnamen Hövel (Nordrhein Westfalen), Hovel (Niedersachsen) … Wörterbuch der deutschen familiennamen
