hovel

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.
2. 2
   A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.
3. 3
   In the manufacture of porcelain, a large, conical brick structure around which the firing kilns are grouped.
4. 4
   A straitjacket.

Verb

1. 1
   To put in a hovel; to shelter.
2. 2
   To construct a chimney so as to prevent smoking, by making two of the more exposed walls higher than the others, or making an opening on one side near the top.