GIB


Meaning of GIB in English

gib 1

/gib/ , n. , v. , gibbed, gibbing .

n.

1. a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.

2. Mach.

a. a thin, wedgelike strip of metal for controlling the area in which a moving part, as the table of a milling machine, slides.

b. a keylike part having a head at each end, used with a matching cotter as a fastening. See diag. under exploded view .

3. (in carpentry or ironwork) a heavy metal strap for fastening two members together.

v.t.

4. to fasten (parts) together by means of a gib.

[ 1555-65; orig. uncert. ]

gib 2

/gib/ , n.

1. a cat, esp. a male cat.

2. a castrated cat.

[ 1350-1400; ME gib ( be ), short for Gilbert proper name ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .