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Jibbing

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.

Wiktionary
jibbing

n. The performance of tricks using jibs (objects in a skatepark, etc.).

WordNet
jibbing

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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 "jibbing".

They rounded the little sandy spit of Tangier Island, and she was treated to the quick maneuvering of tacking, jibbing, the teamwork necessary to maintain speed while changing course.

Every sail was flat aback, the brig was moving jerkily, gathering sternway for a space before her untended rudder threw her round to spill the wind and bring her up again like a jibbing horse.