Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hovel \Hov"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoveled}or {Hovelled}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Hoveling} or {Hovelling}.]
   To put in a hovel; to shelter.

         To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlon. --Shak.

         The poor are hoveled and hustled together. --Tennyson.

Hoveling \Hov"el*ing\, n.
   A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by covering
   the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two
   of the sides higher than the other two. [Written also
   {hovelling}.]