gibbed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gibbed
Example Sentences
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It is gibbed to the bed plate z by the gib f, which is so constructed as to be free from dirt.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The work-holding frame or vice is supported, for circular surfaces, by being pivoted to the base at o, o, and by the gibbed head d, which has journal bearing at e.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
Considering the road, it was not unnatural that my men gibbed a little at the eleven-day accomplishment.
From Across China on Foot by Dingle, Edwin John
Poor old Saxby was always anxious that no kind of"—Prescott gibbed at the word for a moment or two—"no kind of slur should be attached....
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton
To the face of the standard is gibbed a sliding knee e.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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