(kōv) noun
1. A small bay or baylike recess.
2. A recess in a mountain.
3. A strip of grassland on the prairies, leading into a wood.
4. Archit. A concavity; the concave curved portion interposed in some ceilings between the flat ceiling proper and the wall.
—v.t. & v.i. coved, cov·ing To arch over. [OE cofa chamber, cave]

(kōv) noun Brit. Slang
A boy or man; fellow. [<Romany covo that man]