What is the meaning of Hovel?

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.

To put in a hovel; to shelter.

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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