Cockbill

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cockbill \Cock"bill\ (k[o^]k"b[i^]l`), v. t. [See {Cock} to set
     erect.] (Naut.)
     To tilt up one end of so as to make almost vertical; as, to
     cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning.
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     {To cockbill the anchor}, to suspend it from the cathead
        preparatory to letting it go. See {Acockbill}.
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