What is (a) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor. (b) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other called?
acockbill — (a) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor. (b) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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