JIB
\d͡ʒˈɪb], \dʒˈɪb], \dʒ_ˈɪ_b]\
Definitions of JIB
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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 often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.
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The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.
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One that jibs, or balks; a jibber.
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A stationary condition; a standstill.
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Alt. of Jibb
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To move restively backward or sidewise, - said of a horse; to balk.
By Oddity Software
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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 often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.
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The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.
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One that jibs, or balks; a jibber.
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A stationary condition; a standstill.
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Alt. of Jibb
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To move restively backward or sidewise, - said of a horse; to balk.
By Noah Webster.
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A large three cornered sail projecting beyond the edge of the vessel; the projecting arm or beam of a crane.
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To move restlessly backwards or sideways: a d of a horse.
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Jibbed.
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Jibbing.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A triangular sail borne in front of the foremast in a ship, so called from its shifting of itself.
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To move restively.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald