n.
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: jibbed ; jib · bing
Etymology: probably from jib to shift from one side of a ship to the other, perhaps from 1 jib
Date: 1811
: to refuse to proceed further : BALK
– jib · ber noun
n.
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: jibbed ; jib · bing
Etymology: probably from jib to shift from one side of a ship to the other, perhaps from 1 jib
Date: 1811
: to refuse to proceed further : BALK
– jib · ber noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012