Alternative form of cover one's bases

plural of covector

Alternative form of covert stuttering

(psychology, speech pathology) A manner of speaking in which a person who stutters is careful to avoid words, sounds, and other stimuli which trigger instances of stuttering.

(military) supporting fire; small-arms fire directed at an enemy to prevent them firing elsewhere.

Alternative form of covert hound

a staghound or buckhound, a dog for coursing deer, particularly the Welsh gellgi breed ancestral to the Welsh Sheepdog and Australian Shepherd

A temporary insurance policy, used to provide cover while the main policy formalities are finalised.

plural of covenantee

In a fortification, a corridor or banquette along the top of the counterscarp and covered by an embankment whose slope forms the glacis. It gives the garrison an open line of communication around the works, and a standing place beyond the ditch.