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  • 2Driving club — In the 19th century, a driving club was a membership club for the recreational practice of carriage driving. Contents 1 Early British driving clubs 1.1 The B.D.C. 1.2 The Four Horse Club 1.3 …

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  • 3jib — jib1 /jib/, n. Naut. 1. any of various triangular sails set forward of a forestaysail or fore topmast staysail. Cf. flying jib, inner jib. See diag. under ship. 2. the inner one of two such sails, set inward from a flying jib. 3. cut of one s jib …

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  • 4jib — jib1 [jib] n. [prob. < GIBBET] 1. the projecting arm of a crane 2. the boom of a derrick jib2 [jib] vi., vt. jibbed, jibbing [< Dan gibbe, to shift from one side to the other, jibe, akin to Du gijpen < IE ĝheib < base * …

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  • 5jib — 1. 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. Phrases and idioms: jib …

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  • 6jib — jib1 noun 1》 Sailing a triangular staysail set forward of the mast. 2》 the projecting arm of a crane. Origin C17: of unknown origin. jib2 verb (jibs, jibbing, jibbed) (usu. jib at) 1》 be unwilling to do or accept something. 2》 (of a horse) stop… …

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  • 7jib — 1 noun (C) 1 a small sail compare mainsail 2 the long part of a crane 1 (1) 2 verb jibbed, jibbing (I) if a horse jibs, it stops suddenly and will not move jib at sth phrasal verb (T) especially BrE informal to become suddenly unwilling to do or… …

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  • 8jib — I UK [dʒɪb] / US noun [countable] Word forms jib : singular jib plural jibs 1) a small triangular sail near the front of a boat 2) the long arm of a crane used in building II UK [dʒɪb] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms jib : present tense… …

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  • 9jib — Ⅰ. jib [1] ► NOUN 1) Sailing a triangular staysail set forward of the mast. 2) the projecting arm of a crane. ORIGIN of unknown origin. Ⅱ. jib [2] ► VERB ( …

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  • 10jibber — Ⅰ. jib [1] ► NOUN 1) Sailing a triangular staysail set forward of the mast. 2) the projecting arm of a crane. ORIGIN of unknown origin. Ⅱ. jib [2] ► VERB ( …

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