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Rarehovel
The correct spelling is hovel.
How to pronounce hovel
/ˈhɒvəl/
nounIPA: /ˈhɒvəl/
Say it like: Hov-el
The correct spelling is hovel. An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.
- 2.A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.
- 3.In the manufacture of porcelain, a large, conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.
verb
- 1.To put in a hovel; to shelter.
- 2.To construct a chimney so as to prevent smoking, by making two of the more exposed walls higher than the others, or making an opening on one side near the top.
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