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  • 1Jib — (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to side. See {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels …

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  • 2Jib boom — Jib Jib (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to side. See {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large …

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  • 3Jib crane — Jib Jib (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to side. See {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large …

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  • 4Jib door — Jib Jib (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to side. See {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large …

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  • 5Jib header — Jib Jib (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to side. See {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large …

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  • 6Jib topsail — Jib Jib (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to side. See {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large …

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  • 7jib´ber — jib 1 «jihb», noun. a triangular sail in front of the mast nearest to the bow. ● ↑cut of one s jib, ╂[earlier gibb. Perhaps related to gibbet.] jib 2 «jihb», transitive verb, intransitive verb, jibbed, jib| …

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  • 8jib-o-jib — ˈjibəˌ jib noun ( s) Etymology: jib (I) + o (of) + jib : a small jib set outside of the flying jib …

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  • 9Jib (disambiguation) — Jib can refer to:* Jib, a triangular sail at the front of a sailing boat * the forward leaning arm at the end of the derrick of a mechanical crane * the horizontal member ( boom ) of a derrick * Jib (camera), a boom device with a camera on one… …

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  • 10jib — 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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