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acockbill

acockbill adverb: hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.

Adverb

acockbill (not comparable)

  1. Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.
  2. Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.

Origin of acockbill

From acock (“In a cocked or turned-up fashion”, adverb) + bill (“the point of or beyond the fluke”, noun).

Questions about acockbill

What does acockbill mean?
Acockbill means hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.
What part of speech is acockbill?
Acockbill is an adverb.

Words near acockbill in the dictionary

  1. Acocellas
  2. acochlidian
  3. acochlidians
  4. acocil
  5. acock
  6. acockbill
  7. Acocks Green
  8. acocotl
  9. acocotls
  10. ACOD
  11. acodazole

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