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.
- 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.
verb (used with object), gibbed, gib·bing.
to fasten (parts) together by means of a gib.
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Origin of gib
1First recorded in 1555–65; origin uncertain
Other definitions for gib (2 of 3)
gib2
[ gib ]
/ gɪb /
noun
a cat, especially a male cat.
a castrated cat.
Origin of gib
21350–1400; Middle English gib(be), short for Gilbert proper name
Other definitions for gib (3 of 3)
Gib.
abbreviation
Gibraltar.
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gib1
/ (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)
gib2
/ (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)
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