Definition of: hovel

(huv′əl, hov′-) noun
1. A wretched dwelling; hut.
2. An open shed for sheltering cattle, tools, or produce. See synonyms under HOUSE, HUT.
—v.t. hov·eled or hov·elled, hov·el·ing or hov·el·ling
1. To shelter in a hovel.
2. To build like a hovel. [? Dim. of OE hof building]