Bible Dictionaries
Acockbill

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(adv.) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.

(2):

(adv.) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Acockbill'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/acockbill.html. 1828.