English Explanatory Dictionary

acockbill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

acockbill

Etymology

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

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