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.

Hovel \Hov"el\, n. [OE. hovel, hovil, prob. a dim. fr. AS. hof
   house; akin to D. & G. hof court, yard, Icel. hof temple; cf.
   Prov. E. hove to take shelter, heuf shelter, home.]
   1. An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce,
      etc., from the weather. --Brande & C.

   2. A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.

   3. (Porcelain Manuf.) A large conical brick structure around
      which the firing kilns are grouped. --Knight.

Source : WordNet®

hovel
     n : small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hut}, {hutch},
          {shack}, {shanty}]
     [also: {hovelling}, {hovelled}]