hovellern.

/ˈhɒv(ə)lə/

/ˈhʌv(ə)lə/

Forms: Also hoveler.

Etymology: Of obscure origin; it has been suggested that they were so called ‘from their use of hovels on shore for shelter’; but compare hobbler n.², huffler n.

1. An unlicensed pilot or boatman, especially on the Kentish coast; frequently applied to a boatman who goes out to wrecks, sometimes with a view of plunder. Cf. hobbler n.² 3a.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > helmsman or pilot > unlicensed pilot

huffler1723

hoveller1769

hobbler1840

hobbling pilot1891

1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms Vagans, vagrants or hovellers, who infest the sea-coast in a tempest, in expectation of plunder from some shipwrecked vessel.

1809 Naval Chron. 24 105 Pilots, boatmen, hovellers.

1864 R. M. Ballantyne Lifeboat (ed. 2) 87 In olden time the owners of these nautical huts dwelt in them, hence the name ‘hoveller’ which is used at the present day.

1866 Daily Tel. 3 Nov. The vessel must go to pieces; and the hoveller's instinct is to clutch as much as he can from it.

1884 Daily News 23 Sept. 3/1 The Deal boatman..is often called a ‘hoveller’, and his most profitable work seems to be in knocking about at sea ready to afford aid to ships needing it.

1886 Notes & Queries 7th Ser. 2 476/1.

2. The craft used by these boatmen.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels with other specific uses > [noun] > used by pilot > unlicensed

hoveller1880

hobbling boat1891

1880 W. C. Russell Sailor's Sweetheart I. iii. 97 There'll be a whole fleet of hovelers around 'em before another hour's gone.

1881 Daily Tel. 24 Feb. I made the journey in a hoveller, and reached the lightship half an hour before sunset.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	hoveller
释义	hovellern. /ˈhɒv(ə)lə//ˈhʌv(ə)lə/ Forms: Also hoveler. Etymology: Of obscure origin; it has been suggested that they were so called ‘from their use of hovels on shore for shelter’; but compare hobbler n.², huffler n. 1. An unlicensed pilot or boatman, especially on the Kentish coast; frequently applied to a boatman who goes out to wrecks, sometimes with a view of plunder. Cf. hobbler n.² 3a. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > helmsman or pilot > unlicensed pilot huffler1723 hoveller1769 hobbler1840 hobbling pilot1891 1769 W. Falconer Universal Dict. Marine Transl. French Terms Vagans, vagrants or hovellers, who infest the sea-coast in a tempest, in expectation of plunder from some shipwrecked vessel. 1809 Naval Chron. 24 105 Pilots, boatmen, hovellers. 1864 R. M. Ballantyne Lifeboat (ed. 2) 87 In olden time the owners of these nautical huts dwelt in them, hence the name ‘hoveller’ which is used at the present day. 1866 Daily Tel. 3 Nov. The vessel must go to pieces; and the hoveller's instinct is to clutch as much as he can from it. 1884 Daily News 23 Sept. 3/1 The Deal boatman..is often called a ‘hoveller’, and his most profitable work seems to be in knocking about at sea ready to afford aid to ships needing it. 1886 Notes & Queries 7th Ser. 2 476/1. 2. The craft used by these boatmen. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels with other specific uses > [noun] > used by pilot > unlicensed hoveller1880 hobbling boat1891 1880 W. C. Russell Sailor's Sweetheart I. iii. 97 There'll be a whole fleet of hovelers around 'em before another hour's gone. 1881 Daily Tel. 24 Feb. I made the journey in a hoveller, and reached the lightship half an hour before sunset. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1769
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