Definition
The act or process of tilting or positioning something (especially nautical equipment) at an uneven or jaunty angle.
Etymology
Gerund form of 'cockbill,' combining cock- with the -billing suffix. This maritime practice dates to the Age of Sail when specific rigging positions communicated information or showed respect.
Kelly Says
Sailors used cockbilling of the yards to 'dress' their ships during ceremonies—flags, tilted spars, and special rigging arrangements created a visual language that told stories of victories, deaths, or celebrations from far across the harbor.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምንጭ ጫማ
min-ch' ća-ma
ARالعربية
منقار الدجاج
man-qar ad-dajaj
BNবাংলা
মুরগীর চোয়াল
mur-geer cho-yal
CACatalà
bec de gall
bek deh gall
CSČeština
kohoutí zob
koh-oo-tee zob
DADansk
høns næb
hoens naeb
DEDeutsch
Hahnenschnabel
hah-nə-shna-bel
ELΕλληνικά
κλινάκι του κοκόρη
kli-na-ki tou ko-ko-ri
ESEspañol
picota de gallo
pee-koh-ta deh GAL-loh
FAفارسی
منقار مرغ
man-qar margh
FISuomi
kalkkunan nokka
kalkku-na-nan nokka
FRFrançais
bec de coq
bek deh koh
GUGU
મુખ્ય વાત
mukhya vaat
HAHA
kofar goro
ko-far go-ro
HEעברית
מקור תרנגול
me-kor tar-ngol
HIहिन्दी
मुर्गे का चोंच
murge ka chon-ch
HUMagyar
kakas csőr
ka-kas choer
IDBahasa Indonesia
paruh ayam
pa-ruh a-yam
IGIG
egbe nri
eh-gbeh n-ree
ITItaliano
becco del gallo
bek-koh del GAL-loh
KMKM
ចង្អchossen
cha-ng-a-sohn
MRMR
मुर्गाचा नाक
mur-ga-cha na-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
paruh ayam
pa-ruh a-yam
NLNederlands
haanbek
haan-bek
NONorsk
høns nebb
hoens nebb
PAPA
ਮੁਰਗਾ ਦਾ ਨੱਕ
mur-ga da nak
PLPolski
dziobak koguta
dzio-bak ko-gu-ta
PTPortuguês
pico de galo
bee-koh deh ga-loh
RORomână
ciocârlia cocoşului
cho-i-ar-lia ko-co-shu-lui
RUРусский
клюв петуха
klyuv pyetukha
SVSvenska
höns näbb
hoens naeb
SWKiswahili
mdomo wa kuku
m-do-mo wa ku-ku
TAதமிழ்
கோழி வாயு
go-li va-yu
TEతెలుగు
గుడ్డు నోరు
gud-du no-ru
TLTL
talim ng manok
ta-lim ng ma-nok
TRTürkçe
tavşan burnu
tav-san bu-ru-nu
UKУкраїнська
дзьоб півня
dzhyob pivnya
URاردو
مُرغ کا بیل
murgh ka bil
YOYO
igbe agbado
ig-be ah-g-ba-do
ZUZU
isigxobo sama
is-ig-xo-bo sa-ma