gybe

jibe

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verb

(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

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

noun

an instance of gybing

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Word Origin for gybe

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

Words nearby gybe

Gwyn, Gwynedd, gwyniad, Gy, Gyani, gybe, Gyges, gym, gym bunny, gymel, gymkhana

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How to use gybe in a sentence

In running before the wind a guy is often attached to the main boom of a schooner to prevent a sudden gybe.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2|Various
The Phantom had to come about, and get on the right tack, for Guilford was too careful to gybe in that wind.
The Yacht Club|Oliver Optic
Gybe, or Jibe, to; to shift over the boom of a fore-and-aft sail.
Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements|Various
But the thread is cut between us and we will never gybe again, no, never—worlds without end.
The Lions of the Lord|Harry Leon Wilson

So they ran before it largely till the bows were pressed right under, and it was no human poser that saved the gybe.
Hills and the Sea|H. Belloc