cockbill

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
23
Letters
8

Definition of cockbill

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (archaic, transitive)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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verb

  1. (archaic, transitive)To tilt up one end of, so as to make almost vertical.
    “to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning”
  2. (archaic, transitive)To suspend (the anchor) from the cathead im preparation for letting it go.

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Etymology

See cock (“to set erect”).

Hooks

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