cowling

See also: Cowling

English

Etymology 1

From cow +‎ -ling.

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.

Synonyms

• cowlet

Coordinate terms

• bullet

Translations

little cow

• Finnish: vasikka (fi)
• German: Kalb (de) n
• Ukrainian: тели́чка (telýčka), теля́ (teljá)

Etymology 2

From cowl +‎ -ing.

Noun

cowling (plural cowlings)

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

Translations

covering

• Finnish: moottorinsuojus, suojus (fi)
• French: capot (fr) m
• German: Verkleidung (de) f, Verschalung f
• Russian: капо́т (ru) m (kapót)
• Ukrainian: капо́т (kapót), обті́чник (obtíčnyk)

Verb

cowling

1. present participle and gerund of cowl