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Definition of Cockbilling
1. cockbill [v] - See also: cockbill
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cockbilling
Literary usage of Cockbilling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Or, Young Sailors' Assistant by William N. Brady (1864)
"The most appropriate time for cockbilling yards seems to be daylight, and dark
the most proper time for squaring them again ; the day then looks as if it ..."
2. Commodore John Rodgers: Captain, Commodore, and Senior Officer of the by Charles Oscar Paullin (1909)
"In November, 1826, funeral honors were paid to Ex-presidents Jefferson and Adams
by hoisting the flag at half-mast, firing minute guns, cockbilling the ..."
3. The May-flower and Her Log, July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621: Chiefly from Original by Azel Ames (1901)
"Her steering-gear, rigging, and the mechanism for "getting her anchors," "
slinging," " squaring," and " cockbilling" her yards ; for " making " and ..."
4. Seamanship: Comp. from Various Authorities, and Illustrated with Numerous by Stephen Bleecker Luce (1877)
"The port top- burton is for cockbilling the yard, and the fore-and-aft tackle
for getting it forward to clear the navel-bolt and for guying it clear of the ..."
5. The Ship's Company and Other Sea People by James Douglas Jerrold Kelley (1897)
"... attentive to his duties, thoughtful of the blue-jackets, and finical as to
the length of his flowing kerchief, to the cockbilling of his shiny hat, ..."
6. The May-flower and Her Log, July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621: Chiefly from Original by Azel Ames (1901)
"... slinging," " squaring," and " cockbilling" her yards; for " making " and "
shortening " sail; " heaving out" her boats and " handling " her cargo, ..."
7. Text-book of Seamanship: The Equipping and Handling of Vessels Under Sail Or by Stephen Bleecker Luce, United States Naval Academy (1898)
"This will keep the yard from cockbilling and make it easier to clew down. But have
the lee clew hauled up before the weather sheet is started. ..."
8. Text-book of Seamanship: The Equipping and Handling of Vessels Under Sail Or by Stephen Bleecker Luce (1884)
"This will keep the yard from cockbilling and make it easier to clew down. But have
the lee clew hauled up before the weather sheet is started. ..."
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