English

Verb

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

1. (nautical, transitive) To tilt up one end of, so as to make almost vertical.

   to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning

2. (nautical, transitive) To suspend (the anchor) from the cathead preparatory to letting it go.

Related terms

• acockbill