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gib

1
[ gib ]
/ gɪb /
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noun

a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
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.
(in carpentry or ironwork) a heavy metal strap for fastening two members together.

verb (used with object), gibbed, gib·bing.

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

Nearby words

  1. giaour,
  2. giardia,
  3. giardiasis,
  4. giauque,
  5. giauque, william francis,
  6. gib board,
  7. gib.,
  8. gibbed,
  9. gibber,
  10. gibberd

Origin of gib

1
First recorded in 1555–65; origin uncertain

Definition for gib (2 of 3)

gib

2
[ gib ]
/ gɪb /

noun

a cat, especially a male cat.
a castrated cat.

Origin of gib

2
1350–1400; Middle English gib(be), short for Gilbert proper name

Definition for gib (3 of 3)

Gib.

Gibraltar.
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British Dictionary definitions for gib (1 of 3)

gib

1
/ (ɡɪb) /

noun

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

verb gibs, gibbing or gibbed

(tr) to fasten or supply with a gib

Word Origin for gib

C18: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for gib (2 of 3)

gib

2
/ (ɡɪb) /

noun

a male cat, esp a castrated one

Word Origin for gib

C14: probably a shortening and alteration of the proper name Gilbert

British Dictionary definitions for gib (3 of 3)

Gib

/ (dʒɪb) /

noun

an informal name for Gibraltar
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