gibbed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gibbed
Example Sentences
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This is a gibbed instead of a weighted lathe, and the method of attaching the sliding block to the lathe rest is as follows:— A separate rod is pivoted to the sliding block.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
Considering the road, it was not unnatural that my men gibbed a little at the eleven-day accomplishment.
From Across China on Foot by Dingle, Edwin John
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 Rose, Joshua
A frame consisting of two parts, f, f′, is gibbed to the edge of the shears at g and h.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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 Rose, Joshua
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