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Definition of jib
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of jib is as below...
"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..
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Jibing
::
Jibing
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jib.
Tartan
::
Tartan
(n.) A small
coasting
vessel,
used in the
Mediterranean,
having
one mast
carrying
large
leteen
sail, and a
bowsprit
with
staysail
or jib..
Jeer
::
Jeer (n.) A
railing
remark
or
reflection;
a
scoff;
a
taunt;
a
biting
jest; a
flout;
a jibe;
mockery.
Jib
::
"Jib (v. i.) To move
restively
backward
or
sidewise,
-- said of a
horse;
to
balk..
Crane
::
Crane (n.) A
machine
for
raising
and
lowering
heavy
weights,
and, while
holding
them
suspended,
transporting
them
through
a
limited
lateral
distance.
In one form it
consists
of a
projecting
arm or jib of
timber
or iron, a
rotating
post or base, and the
necessary
tackle,
windlass,
etc.; -- so
called
from a
fancied
similarity
between
its arm and the neck of a crane See
Illust.
of
Derrick..
Jib
::
"Jib (v. i.) The
projecting
arm of a
crane,
from which the load is
suspended..
Martingal
::
Martingal
(n.) A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or
flying
jib boom,
fastened
to, or
reeved
through,
the
dolphin
striker.
Also, the
dolphin
striker
itself..
Chippeways
::
Chippeways
(n. pl.) A tribe of
Indians
formerly
inhabiting
the
northern
and
western
shores
of Lake
Superior;
--
called
also
Objibways.
Balk
::
Balk (v. i.) To stop
abruptly
and stand still
obstinately;
to jib; to stop
short;
to
swerve;
as, the horse
balks..
Mock
::
Mock (n.) An act of
ridicule
or
derision;
a
scornful
or
contemptuous
act or
speech;
a
sneer;
a jibe; a jeer.
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..
Jibe
::
Jibe (v. t.) To
agree;
to
harmonize.
Cap
::
Cap (n.) A
collar
of iron or wood used in
joining
spars,
as the mast and the
topmast,
the
bowsprit
and the jib boom; also, a
covering
of
tarred
canvas
at the end of a
rope..
Ojibways
::
Ojibways
(n. pl.) Same as
Chippeways.
Objibways
::
Objibways
(n.pl.)
See
Chippeways.
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..
Gybe
::
Gybe (n.) See Jib.
Sloop
::
Sloop (n.) A
vessel
having
one mast and
fore-and-aft
rig,
consisting
of a
boom-and-gaff
mainsail,
jibs,
staysail,
and gaff
topsail.
The
typical
sloop has a fixed
bowsprit,
topmast,
and
standing
rigging,
while those of a
cutter
are
capable
of being
readily
shifted.
The sloop
usually
carries
a
centerboard,
and
depends
for
stability
upon
breadth
of beam
rather
than depth of keel. The two types have
rapidly
approximated
since 1880. One
radical
distinction
is that a slop may carry a
centerboard.
See
Gib
::
Gib (v. i.) To balk. See Jib, v. i..
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..
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