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Cockbill

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Cock´bill    (kǒk´bĭl`)
v. t.1.(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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