English Explanatory Dictionary

hovelling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of hovel
noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

hovelling hoveling

Etymology

From hovel + -ing.

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