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Jibbed

Jib \Jib\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Jibbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jibbing.] Also Jibb \Jibb\ [Cf. Jib a sail, Gybe.] (Chiefly Naut.) To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.

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jibbed

vb. (en-pastjib)

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jibbed

See jib

jib

  1. n. any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

  2. v. refuse to comply [syn: resist, balk, baulk]

  3. shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" [syn: jibe, gybe, change course]

  4. [also: jibbing, jibbed]

Usage examples of "jibbed".

His shyness shrank from the ceremony, his caution jibbed at the mysteries of married life.

His chums rather jibbed at the suggestion that they should form a crew.