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Definition of To cockbill the anchor

To cockbill the anchor
Cockbill Cock"bill (k[o^]k"b[i^]l`), v. t. [See Cock to set erect.] (Naut.) To tilt up one end of so as to make almost vertical; as, to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning. To cockbill the anchor, to suspend it from the cathead preparatory to letting it go. See Acockbill.

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- England. ****bill To angle a square-rigged yard away from the horizontal so that it is out of the way for loading or unloading, or so that the ship may...