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hovelled

hovelled is the simple past and past participle of hovel.

Meaning of hovel

Verb

hovel (third-person singular simple present hovels, present participle (US) hoveling or (UK) hovelling, simple past and past participle (US) hoveled or (UK) hovelled)

  1. (transitive) To put in a hovel; to shelter.
    • To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlorn.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. (transitive) 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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Questions about hovelled

What is hovelled the simple past and past participle of?
Hovelled is the simple past and past participle of hovel.

Words near hovelled in the dictionary

  1. hovel
  2. hoveled
  3. hoveler
  4. hovelers
  5. hoveling
  6. hovelled
  7. hoveller
  8. hovellers
  9. hovelling
  10. Hovells Creek
  11. hovels

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