• (v. t.) To tilt up one end of so as to make almost vertical; as, to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning.
Cock'bill (kŏk'bĭl`) transitive verb [ See Cock to set erect.] (Nautical) To tilt up one end of so as to make almost vertical; as, to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning. To cockbill the anchor ,