hovel house, hovel housing

A niche for a statue. hov-el, v. t. [HOVEL, 8.] To put into a hovel or shed; to shelter in a hovel. "And wast thou fain, poor father, To hovel thee with swine and rogues forlorn?" Shakesp.: Lear , iv. 7. To hovel a chimney: Build .: To carry up two sides of a chimney higher than those least liable to strong currents of air, or to leave openings on all sides of it. hov'-ęl-er, subst. [Etym. doubtful.] One who a ists in saving life and property from a wreck. ( Provincial. )