n. & v.
n. 1 a triangular staysail from the outer end of the jib-boom to the top of the foremast or from the bowsprit to the masthead. 2 the projecting arm of a crane.
v.tr. & intr. (jibbed, jibbing) to the other; gybe. jib-boom a spar run out from the end of the bowsprit.
[ 17th c.: orig. unkn. ]