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hovel in Swedish

hovel in Swedish is skyffe — hovel means a small, poorly built and often squalid dwelling; a shack.

hovel in Swedish

skyffe
noun
(pejorative) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.

What does "hovel" mean?

  1. noun A small, poorly built and often squalid dwelling; a shack.
    "The family lived in a cramped hovel on the edge of town."
  2. noun A simple open shed for sheltering animals or storing produce.
    "The cattle were kept in a hovel during the worst of the storm."
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hovel in a sentence

  • The family lived in a cramped hovel on the edge of town.
  • The cattle were kept in a hovel during the worst of the storm.

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What is "hovel" in Swedish?

"hovel" in Swedish is skyffe. hovel means: A small, poorly built and often squalid dwelling; a shack.

How do you use "hovel" in a sentence?

Example: "The family lived in a cramped hovel on the edge of town." In Swedish, "hovel" is skyffe.

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