gibbed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gibbed
Example Sentences
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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
The bed upon which the timber is placed to be mortised is gibbed to a sliding frame, which allows it to be set to any position, with the chisel straight or at an angle.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
A gibbed slide rest is held to the shears by gibs, as in Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The carrier, upon which is mounted the driving spindle, is gibbed to the head, and has a vertical range sufficient to allow work 18 inches high to pass under centres.
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
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