cockbill

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verb

To tilt up one end of, so as to make almost vertical.

“to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning”

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Meanings

verbcockbill (third-person singular simple present cockbills, present participle cockbilling, simple past and past participle cockbilled)

present singular third person cockbills · participle present cockbilling · participle past cockbilled · past cockbilled

  1. archaictransitivenauticalTo tilt up one end of, so as to make almost vertical.

    to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning

  2. archaictransitivenauticalTo suspend (the anchor) from the cathead im preparation for letting it go.

Origin

See cock (“to set erect”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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