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pronounced CAUVER. An abbreviation of RECOVER. North. Cow, the moving top of the chimney of a hop-oa...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Security from attack or interruption, as under cover of the ship's guns, under cover of the parapet. In the field exercise and drill of troops, one body is said to cover another exactly in rear of it. Covers for sails when furled (to protect them from the weather when loosing and airing them is precluded), are made of strong canvas painted.
pronounced CAUVER. An abbreviation of RECOVER. North. Cow, the moving top of the chimney of a hop-oa...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose