gybe

jibe


verb
  1. (intr) (of a fore-and-aft sail) to shift suddenly from one side of the vessel to the other when running before the wind, as the result of allowing the wind to catch the leech

  2. to cause (a sailing vessel) to gybe or (of a sailing vessel) to undergo gybing

noun
  1. an instance of gybing

Origin of gybe

1
C17: from obsolete Dutch gijben (now gijpen), of obscure origin

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