Definition of "hovel" []

• A small, miserable dwelling. (noun)
• An open, low shed. (noun)

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• "On the whole I'd say my hovel is no filthier than any other person of the bookseller persuasion."
• "She probably is not willing to build her own mud and tin hovel out by the dump and slap together tamales to sell door-to-door in order to make ends meet."
• ""She probably is not willing to build her own mud and tin hovel out by the dump and slap together tamales to sell door-to-door in order to make ends meet.""