"cockbill" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cockbills [present, singular, third-person], cockbilling [participle, present], cockbilled [participle, past], cockbilled [past]
Etymology: See cock (“to set erect”). Head templates: {{en-verb}} cockbill (third-person singular simple present cockbills, present participle cockbilling, simple past and past participle cockbilled)
  1. (nautical, transitive) To tilt up one end of, so as to make almost vertical. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-cockbill-en-verb-imG29Qn4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (nautical, transitive) To suspend (the anchor) from the cathead preparatory to letting it go. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-cockbill-en-verb-0pX7evhd Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: acockbill

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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      "form": "cockbilled",
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    },
    {
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        }
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        {
          "text": "to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning"
        }
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        "To tilt up one end of, so as to make almost vertical."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical, transitive) To tilt up one end of, so as to make almost vertical."
      ],
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        "transport"
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      "glosses": [
        "To suspend (the anchor) from the cathead preparatory to letting it go."
      ],
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        "(nautical, transitive) To suspend (the anchor) from the cathead preparatory to letting it go."
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        "transitive"
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
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  "forms": [
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        "singular",
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    },
    {
      "form": "cockbilling",
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      "form": "cockbilled",
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      "form": "cockbilled",
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        "(nautical, transitive) To tilt up one end of, so as to make almost vertical."
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        "transport"
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        "(nautical, transitive) To suspend (the anchor) from the cathead preparatory to letting it go."
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        "nautical",
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}

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