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a very small yellow or blue house made from boxes, which bums make for shelter and so they can cook their food and get married in.
mr. p lives in a hovel, he has his whole life.
hovel by Missss Yellow February 9, 2007
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A fictional run-down building, similar to a shack, in which witches dwell. Ostensibly, a hovel can be defined in terms of the habitation of a witch, as a witch would only choose to live in a hovel. In actual fact, not all hovels are inhabited by witches and not all witches live in hovels (see the witch in Hansel and Gretel), so the connection between the two is unclear.
Person 1: "What's that shack-like building over there?"
Person 2: "There's a cauldron outside, so presumably a hovel."
Person 1: "How can you be sure?"
Person 2: "Well cauldrons belong to witches and witches live in hovels so I'm simply exercising my deductive skills."
Hovel by Merry and Dylan November 28, 2012
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hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shanty -(small crude shelter used as a dwelling)
A small, mean, or dilapidated cottage; a wretched dwelling
It's where the poorest kid in school lives, or the definition of any townie's (see chav) house.
Go crawl back to your hovel, poor boy

Oh yeah?! well fuck off back to your hovel you stupid townie!!!
Hovel by Aaron Taylor-Cotter November 15, 2004
hut or a very broke down house
Dj lives in a hovel.
Hovel by Jacole May 19, 2005
(noun) A large shovel + small hoe, in one miraculous tool. The greatest combination since the spork or foon.
Dang dog! Honey, get the hovel! I only have a minute to scoop and bury this steaming gift.
hovel by Sunny Buns July 24, 2010
1. Hovel; small dirty shack.
2. Nasty small dirty things.
3. Abnormal obejects
Verb; Hoveling
The other day I was at the Hovel mann, now I smell like cigs.
Hovel by idiscoveredit January 30, 2010
verb : to take shelter.
: to hide away, like a hermit.
All he wanted to do was hovel and keep warm.
hovel by Colin Liseth December 25, 2008
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