Cockbill /(kŏk"bĭl`)/

Cock·bill

Cockbill

v. t.
  1. To tilt up one end of so as to make almost vertical; as, to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning. (Naut.)

Phrases & Compounds
To cockbill the anchor
to suspend it from the cathead preparatory to letting it go. See Acockbill.