- A petticoat, esp. an under petticoat; hence, a cant term
for a woman. - The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for
convenience in putting it on; -- called also placket hole. - A woman's pocket.
- Sink deliberately - An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a
ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also
scupper hole.
- A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one
of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body. - One of the large, bony, external plates found on many
ganoid fishes. - The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites. - A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole,
or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering
when the vessel pitches. - To shield; to defend.