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Cowling

Cowling

See also: cowling

English

Proper noun

Cowling

  1. A patronymic surname.

cowling

cowling

See also: Cowling

English

Noun

cowling (plural cowlings)

  1. A young or little cow; calf.
    • 2003, David Gilet, The Yellow Dot Plague and Other Tales:
      She nuzzled between the legs—a bull calf. She continued to nuzzle and clean the little pea-green body that was blue with white patches about his cowling parts.

Etymology 2

From cowl + -ing.

Noun

cowling (plural cowlings)

  1. A removable protective covering for the engine of an aircraft, motorcycle etc