A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.
A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.
A caul (the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth).
A mask that covers the majority of the head.
A monk.
A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.
A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.
A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
To cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).
To wrap or form (something made of fabric) like a cowl.
To scrape together
To make a monk of (a person).
A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).
Backgammon (the game itself).
A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone.
A cut of quick-cured pork leg.
A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively.
To lash with ropes (on a ship).
To cure bacon by salting.
To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone).