1) Placing in a crude shelter 
• (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. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hovel
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 .]