JIB

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. øjib-boom a spar run out from the end of the bowsprit. [17th c.: orig. unkn.]