gib

¹ American  

[gib] / gɪb /

noun

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

2. Machinery.

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

   2. a keylike part having a head at each end, used with a matching cotter as a fastening.

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

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verb (used with object)

gibbed, gibbing

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

gib ² American  

[gib] / gɪb /

noun

1. a cat, especially a male cat.

2. a castrated cat.

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Gib. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Gibraltar.

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gib ¹ British  

/ ɡɪb /

noun

1. a metal wedge, pad, or thrust bearing, esp a brass plate let into a steam engine crosshead

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verb

1. (tr) to fasten or supply with a gib

Gib ² British  

/ dʒɪb /

noun

1. an informal name for Gibraltar

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gib ³ British  

/ ɡɪb /

noun

1. a male cat, esp a castrated one

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Etymology

Origin of gib¹

First recorded in 1555–65; origin uncertain

Origin of gib²

1350–1400; Middle English gib ( be ), short for Gilbert proper name

Example Sentences

To insure a close contact of the gib against the vertical surface of the slide, the screws b are placed in a line slightly outside of the line of the screws a.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

Massa gubbunor gib me dem to fetch home, but me no no war he go do wid dem; me no dem well heaby though.”

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

De sun gib light in de hebben all round.

From Religious Folk-Songs of the Southern Negroes by Odum, Howard W.

Mudder plenty tired fust; muss stand all de night in hut; no gib no food; her no can go no more; tumble down in forest.

From Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Strang, Herbert

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