hovel

English

/ˈhɒvəl/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English hovel derived from Old English hof (court, dwelling, house, an enclosure, hall) derived from Proto-Germanic *hufą (hill, farm, house, dwelling, height, hall, estate, temple) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (a hollow, bend, vault, buckle, curve, hollow, water vessel, arch) suffix from English howf.

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howf

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