Apeak
Pronunciation : A*peak"
Part of Speech : adv. & a.
Etymology : [Pref. a- + peak. Cf. F. ? pic vertically.] (Naut.)
Definition : Defn: In a vertical line. The anchor in apeak, when the cable has been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it, and the ship is them said to be hove apeak. [Spelt also apeek.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913