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. ]
v. t.
To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlon. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The poor are hoveled and hustled together. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
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.