Cockbill
Pronunciation : Cock"bill
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Cock to set erect.] (Naut.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913