gib
1a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
Machinery.
a thin, wedgelike strip of metal for controlling the area in which a moving part, as the table of a milling machine, slides.
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.
to fasten (parts) together by means of a gib.
Origin of gib
1Other definitions for gib (2 of 3)
a cat, especially a male cat.
a castrated cat.
Origin of gib
2Other definitions for Gib. (3 of 3)
Gibraltar.
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How to use gib in a sentence
I gib ten dollars toward de stated preaching ob de Gospel de fus' year, and de peepil all call me Brudder Dickson.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousHe gib thousand—gib ten thousand—hundred thousand—million dollar—eh?
Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. EllisWe done yeah somethin' 'bout dis 'mancyperation befo', but we don' gib no 'count to it, Mis' G'no.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsHis dogmatic and fearless attitude in controversy earned for him the nickname “Pope gib.”
But who was it gib'd us our freedom but dem same Nordern men; and isn't it worf sumfing to own yo'self?
The Blue and The Gray | A. R. White
British Dictionary definitions for gib (1 of 3)
/ (ɡɪb) /
a metal wedge, pad, or thrust bearing, esp a brass plate let into a steam engine crosshead
(tr) to fasten or supply with a gib
Origin of gib
1British Dictionary definitions for gib (2 of 3)
/ (ɡɪb) /
a male cat, esp a castrated one
Origin of gib
2British Dictionary definitions for Gib (3 of 3)
/ (dʒɪb) /
an informal name for Gibraltar
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