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gibbed

American  
[gibd] / gɪbd /

adjective

Veterinary Medicine.
  1. (of a cat) castrated.


Etymology

Origin of gibbed

First recorded in 1625–35; gib 2 + -ed 2

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This base has a slide way in which a gibbed slide carrying a head is free to travel longitudinally.

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

Slide rests for self-acting or engine lathes are divided into seven kinds, termed respectively as follows: simple, or single, elevating, weighted, gibbed, compound, duplex, and duplex compound.

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

The work table t is gibbed to slideways in f, and is provided with suitable automatic feed and stop motion, and of course with a hand feed also.

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

The lower end of the matcher is held in place by being gibbed to the cross tie p′, Fig.

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

To the face of the standard is gibbed a sliding knee e.

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

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