cockbill means to tilt up one end of, so as to make almost vertical. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
Etymology
See cock (“to set erect”).
verb
- To tilt up one end of, so as to make almost vertical.“to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning”
- To suspend (the anchor) from the cathead im preparation for letting it go.