I. jib 1 /dʒɪb/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Sense 1: Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: Origin unknown. ]
[ Sense 2: Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: Probably from gibbet ]
1 . a small sail in front of the large sail on a boat ⇨ mainsail
2 . the long part of a ↑ crane
II. jib 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle jibbed , present participle jibbing ) [intransitive]
especially British English to be unwilling to do or accept something
jib at
He jibbed at the price I asked for.