pronounced CAUVER. An abbreviation of RECOVER. North. Cow, the moving top of the chimney of a hop-oast, or kiln. Kent. It is supposed to be a corruption of COWL, being in the shape of the cowl or hood worn by some religious orders.
·noun The lap of a slide valve. II. Cover ·vt To put the usual covering or headdress on. III. Cove...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Security from attack or interruption, as under cover of the ship's guns, under cover of the parapet....
The Sailor's Word-Book
·add. ·- A catch crop planted, ·esp. in orchards. as a protection to the soil in winter, as well as ...
·noun The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports "point.". ...
·noun Something used to conceal infamy. ...
The tarpaulin, or painted, cover over the spars. ...
In the marine steam-engine is a steam-tight opening for the slide-valve rod to pass through. ...
In the steam-engine, is a metal lid with a hole in the centre for the piston-rod to work through. ...