Definition of "cowling"

cowling¹

noun
plural cowlings
1. A young or little cow; calf.
  Quotations
  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.
  2003, David Gilet, The Yellow Dot Plague and Other Tales

cowling²

noun
plural cowlings
1. A removable protective covering for the engine of an aircraft, motorcycle, etc.
verb
1. present participle and gerund of cowl