JIBE


Meaning of JIBE in English

[jibe] var of gibe

[2]jibe vb jibed ; jib.ing [perh. modif. of D gijben] vi (1693) 1: to shift suddenly and forcibly from one side to the other--used of a fore-and-aft sail

2: to change a vessel's course when sailing with the wind so that as the stern passes through the eye of the wind the boom swings to the opposite side ~ vt: to cause to jibe [3]jibe vi jibed ; jib.ing [origin unknown] (1813): to be in accord: agree

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