cockbilled

cock n One fellow had crawled out to the extremity of the main yard arm and was in the act of cutting away a block when someone cut the stays from the other end of the yard, which immediately cockbilled, with the result that the first fellow became suspended in the air, head down. GMS Jan 76 Used I...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1976
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/18534
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Summary:cock n One fellow had crawled out to the extremity of the main yard arm and was in the act of cutting away a block when someone cut the stays from the other end of the yard, which immediately cockbilled, with the result that the first fellow became suspended in the air, head down. GMS Jan 76 Used I and Sup Not Used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Mon 04 Jul 2016