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acockbill

adv

Etymology

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

  1. derived from bulla
  2. derived from bulle
  3. derived from bille
  4. inherited from bille
  5. compounded as acockbill — “acock + bill”

Definitions

  1. Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.

  2. Topped up

    Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA