Blanket \Blan"ket\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blanketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Blanketing.]

1. To cover with a blanket.

I'll . . . blanket my loins. --Shak.

2. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.

We'll have our men blanket 'em i' the hall. --B. Jonson.

3. To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of her.

Blanket cattle. See Belted cattle, under Belted.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)