hovelling

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hovelling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hovel \Hov"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoveledor Hovelled; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Hoveling or Hovelling.]
     To put in a hovel; to shelter.
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           To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlon. --Shak.
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           The poor are hoveled and hustled together. --Tennyson.
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  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.]
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