cockbillv.

Brit.

/ˈkɒkbɪl/, U.S.

/ˈkɑkˌbɪl/

Etymology: < cockbill adv.

Nautical.

1. transitive. To move (an anchor) into the position of hanging vertically from the cathead with the bills pointing upwards, as when ready for dropping. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor (a ship) [verb (transitive)] > anchor (a ship) > prepare anchor in specific ways

cockbill1726

stock1769

to scow an anchor1878

1726 Four Years Voy. Capt. G. Roberts 146 Then I cockbilled my Anchor.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxvi. 137 The pilot gave orders to cock-bill the anchor.

1862 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 2) 128 Hook the cat and fish to the proper places, put the stock pendant on, cockbill the anchor, unhook the fish, off stock pendant and ring stopper.

1903 Boy's Own Paper 7 Nov. 84/2 With assistance the carpenter..cock-billed the anchor.

2001 J. L. Nelson Blackbirder xxiv. 310 If cockbilling the anchor and preparing it for setting would get them one step closer to being done with the voyage, then James did not really care from whom the order came.

2. transitive. To set (a yard) at an angle so that one end is higher than the other.The yards of vessels are sometimes angled in this way as a sign of mourning.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > carry specific amount of sail [verb (transitive)] > tilt yard

topc1550

peak1626

speek1644

tope1669

cockbill1829

trip1840

1829 G. Jones Sketches Naval Life I. xxx. 209 At the first gun, each ship cock-billed its yards.

1887 Outing July 330/2 He..sings out for us to let go the braces and sway away, which we done, and cock-billed the yard so as he could git the lift and brace off of the lower yard-arm.

1924 A. D. H. Smith Porto Bello Gold x. 128 Then her yards were cockbilled to keep them clear of the water.

1963 Amer. Neptune 23 69/2 U.S.S. Monocacy was pole-rigged so she was unable to cockbill yards but she dressed ship with half-masted Russian and American colors.

2001 D. Bennet Schooner Sunset xi. 140/1 The yard was cock-billed as high as it would go, the lifts being taken through blocks at the cap and down to the deck for this purpose.

Derivatives

ˈcockbilled adj.

ΚΠ

1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 25 Nov. 601/3 I see a great ship with no sails, cock-billed yards, lofty masts, and monstrous bulk.

1920 F. W. Wallace Blue Water ii. 26 The cock-billed anchor was dropped from the cathead.

2000 A. Gurney Race to White Continent (2002) xi. 182 (note) A cockbilled yard is one topped up by one lift so that it is angled from the horizontal. A well-cockbilled yard would not extend beyond the ship's deck.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

cockbilladv.

Brit.

/ˈkɒkbɪl/, U.S.

/ˈkɑkˌbɪl/

Forms: 1600s–1700s cockbell, 1800s– cockbill.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: a-cock-bill adv.

Etymology: Aphetic < a-cock-bill adv.

Nautical.

With reference to an anchor: in or into the position of hanging vertically from the cathead with the bills pointing upwards, as when ready for dropping; (also with reference to a yard) at an angle, with one end higher than the other; = a-cock-bill adv.In quot. 1685 used as a marginal subheading for a description of the use of a-cock-bill adv. in reference to the position of an anchor.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > [phrase] > specific positions of anchor

a-cock-bill1578

on (the) pike1594

cockbill1685

1685 N. Boteler Six Dialogues Sea-services iv. 243 (margin) Cock-bell.

1734 J. Serenius Dictionarium Anglo-Svethico-Latinum sig. Qqq2/2 The Anchor is cockbell.

1856 J. S. Peacocke Creole Orphans xii. 121 There, with a thousand gay flags fluttering in the breeze; with their taut-drawn rigging, and their yards cock-bill;..there lay, side by side, vessels of many nations.

1871 W. D. Phelps Fore & Aft ii. 23 The topmasts were kept up, and the yards were ‘cock-bill’.

2000 E. D. Smith & T. R. Moore Sailing Lang. iv. 65 Haul the anchor cockbill.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cockbill
释义	cockbillv. Brit. /ˈkɒkbɪl/, U.S. /ˈkɑkˌbɪl/ Etymology: < cockbill adv. Nautical. 1. transitive. To move (an anchor) into the position of hanging vertically from the cathead with the bills pointing upwards, as when ready for dropping. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor (a ship) [verb (transitive)] > anchor (a ship) > prepare anchor in specific ways cockbill1726 stock1769 to scow an anchor1878 1726 Four Years Voy. Capt. G. Roberts 146 Then I cockbilled my Anchor. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxvi. 137 The pilot gave orders to cock-bill the anchor. 1862 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 2) 128 Hook the cat and fish to the proper places, put the stock pendant on, cockbill the anchor, unhook the fish, off stock pendant and ring stopper. 1903 Boy's Own Paper 7 Nov. 84/2 With assistance the carpenter..cock-billed the anchor. 2001 J. L. Nelson Blackbirder xxiv. 310 If cockbilling the anchor and preparing it for setting would get them one step closer to being done with the voyage, then James did not really care from whom the order came. 2. transitive. To set (a yard) at an angle so that one end is higher than the other.The yards of vessels are sometimes angled in this way as a sign of mourning. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > carry specific amount of sail [verb (transitive)] > tilt yard topc1550 peak1626 speek1644 tope1669 cockbill1829 trip1840 1829 G. Jones Sketches Naval Life I. xxx. 209 At the first gun, each ship cock-billed its yards. 1887 Outing July 330/2 He..sings out for us to let go the braces and sway away, which we done, and cock-billed the yard so as he could git the lift and brace off of the lower yard-arm. 1924 A. D. H. Smith Porto Bello Gold x. 128 Then her yards were cockbilled to keep them clear of the water. 1963 Amer. Neptune 23 69/2 U.S.S. Monocacy was pole-rigged so she was unable to cockbill yards but she dressed ship with half-masted Russian and American colors. 2001 D. Bennet Schooner Sunset xi. 140/1 The yard was cock-billed as high as it would go, the lifts being taken through blocks at the cap and down to the deck for this purpose. Derivatives ˈcockbilled adj. ΚΠ 1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 25 Nov. 601/3 I see a great ship with no sails, cock-billed yards, lofty masts, and monstrous bulk. 1920 F. W. Wallace Blue Water ii. 26 The cock-billed anchor was dropped from the cathead. 2000 A. Gurney Race to White Continent (2002) xi. 182 (note) A cockbilled yard is one topped up by one lift so that it is angled from the horizontal. A well-cockbilled yard would not extend beyond the ship's deck. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). cockbilladv. Brit. /ˈkɒkbɪl/, U.S. /ˈkɑkˌbɪl/ Forms: 1600s–1700s cockbell, 1800s– cockbill. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: a-cock-bill adv. Etymology: Aphetic < a-cock-bill adv. Nautical. With reference to an anchor: in or into the position of hanging vertically from the cathead with the bills pointing upwards, as when ready for dropping; (also with reference to a yard) at an angle, with one end higher than the other; = a-cock-bill adv.In quot. 1685 used as a marginal subheading for a description of the use of a-cock-bill adv. in reference to the position of an anchor. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > [phrase] > specific positions of anchor a-cock-bill1578 on (the) pike1594 cockbill1685 1685 N. Boteler Six Dialogues Sea-services iv. 243 (margin) Cock-bell. 1734 J. Serenius Dictionarium Anglo-Svethico-Latinum sig. Qqq2/2 The Anchor is cockbell. 1856 J. S. Peacocke Creole Orphans xii. 121 There, with a thousand gay flags fluttering in the breeze; with their taut-drawn rigging, and their yards cock-bill;..there lay, side by side, vessels of many nations. 1871 W. D. Phelps Fore & Aft ii. 23 The topmasts were kept up, and the yards were ‘cock-bill’. 2000 E. D. Smith & T. R. Moore Sailing Lang. iv. 65 Haul the anchor cockbill. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1726adv.1685
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