JIB


Meaning of JIB in English

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. ]

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