acockbill

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adverb

Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adverbacockbill (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenauticalHanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.
  2. not comparablenauticalTopped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.

Origin

From acock (“In a cocked or turned-up fashion”, adverb) + bill (“the point of or beyond the fluke”, noun).

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APA

acockbill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acockbill

MLA

“acockbill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acockbill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acockbill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acockbill.

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