Howadji :: Howadji (n.) A merchant; -- so called in the East because merchants were formerly the chief travelers.
Jib :: "Jib (v. i.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc..
Jib :: "Jib (v. i.) The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended..
Jib :: "Jib (v. i.) To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk..
Jibe :: "Jibe (v. i.) To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe..
Jibe :: "Jibe (v. i.) To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe..
Jig :: "Jig (n.) A contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or templet to work to, as in filing..
Jig :: Jig (n.) An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.