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Webster 1913 Edition
Hoveling
Hov′el-ing
,Noun.
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.
[Written also
hovelling
.] Definition 2024
hoveling
hoveling
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ho‧ve‧ling
Etymology
From hove (“court”) + -ling (“-ier”). hove is an inflected form of hof.
Noun
hoveling m (plural hovelingen, diminutive hovelingetje n)