jibe

or gibe, gybe, jib, jibb

[jahyb]Nautical

verb (used without object), jibed, jib·ing.

to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
to alter course so that a fore-and-aft sail shifts in this manner.

verb (used with object), jibed, jib·ing.

to cause to jibe.

noun

the act of jibing.

Origin of jibe

1685–95; variant of gybe < Dutch gijben, more commonly gijpen

jib

or jibb

[jib]Nautical

verb (used with or without object), jibbed, jib·bing, noun

jibe¹.

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Historical Examples of jibb

After enduring this life for several weeks, I managed to make my escape one day while Mrs. Jibb was cleaning my cage.
The Joyous Story of Toto
Laura E. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for jibb

jib

noun

nautical any triangular sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel
cut of someone's jib someone's manner, behaviour, style, etc
obsolete
1. the lower lip, usually when it protrudes forwards in a grimace
2. the face or nose

Word Origin for jib

C17: of unknown origin

jib

verb jibs, jibbing or jibbed (intr) mainly British

(often foll by at) to be reluctant (to); hold back (from); balk (at)
(of an animal) to stop short and refuse to go forwardsthe horse jibbed at the jump
nautical variant of gybe

Derived Formsjibber, noun

Word Origin for jib

C19: of unknown origin

jib

noun

the projecting arm of a crane or the boom of a derrick, esp one that is pivoted to enable it to be raised or lowered

Word Origin for jib

C18: probably based on gibbet

jib

⁴

noun

(often plural) South Wales dialect a contortion of the face; a facestop making jibs

Word Origin for jib

special use of jib 1 (in the sense: lower lip, face)

jibe

jib or jibb (dʒɪb)

verb, noun

nautical variants of gybe

jibe

verb

a variant spelling of gibe 1

Derived Formsjiber, nounjibingly, adverb

jibe

verb

(intr) informal to agree; accord; harmonize

Word Origin for jibe

C19: of unknown origin

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Word Origin and History for jibb

jib

"foresail of a ship," 1660s, gibb, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to gibbet, from notion of a sail "hanging" from a masthead [Barnhart, OED]. Or perhaps from jib (v.) "shift a sail or boom" (1690s), from Dutch gijben, apparently related to gijk "boom or spar of a sailing ship." Said to indicate a ship's character to an observant sailor as a strange vessel approaches at sea; also nautical slang for "face," hence cut of (one's) jib "personal appearance" (1821).

jibe

"agree, fit," 1813, of unknown origin, perhaps a figurative extension of earlier jib, gybe (v.) "shift a sail or boom" (see jib). OED, however, suggests a phonetic variant of chime, as if meaning "to chime in with, to be in harmony." Related: Jibed; jibes; jibing.

jibe

1560s, perhaps from Middle French giber "to handle roughly," or an alteration of gaber "to mock."

Idioms and Phrases with jibb

jib

see cut of one's jib