英和和英

語源

acock (“In a cocked または turned-up fashion”, adverb) +‎ bill (“the point of または beyond the fluke”, noun)^[1]

副詞

acockbill (not comparable)

1. (nautical) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.
2. (nautical) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.

参照

Further reading

• Simpson, J. A. & Weiner, E. S. C., editors (1933) The Oxford English Dictionary, volume III, 2nd edition, Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press (Oxford University Press), published 1989, →ISBN, page 412