v. i. [ OE. hoven. See Hover. ] To hover around; to loiter; to lurk. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]
imp. & p. p. of Heave. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hove short,
Hove to
v. i. & t. To rise; to swell; to heave; to cause to swell. [ Obs. or Scot. ] Holland. Burns. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlon. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The poor are hoveled and hustled together. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. ]
n. One who assists in saving life and property from a wreck; a coast boatman.
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.
a. Affected with the disease called hoove;
obs. or archaic p. p. of Heave. [ 1913 Webster ]