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jib

UK/d͡ʒɪb/ US/ˈdʒɪb/ uncommon archaic slang
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

verb

1.
2.

shift from one side of the ship to the other

  • “The sail jibbed wildly”
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Origin

Attested since the 1680s (also spelled jibe and gybe), perhaps from Dutch gijben (a variant of gijpen (“to turn sails suddenly”), whence certainly the form jibe) or else from Danish gibbe (“jib, jibe”), related to Swedish gippa (“jib, jibe, jerk, make jump”). Compare also Middle High German gempeln (“to spring”), Swedish guppa (“to move up and down”), Swedish gumpa (“to jump, spring”). See jump.

Phrases

  • cut of one’s jib
  • flying jib
  • genoa jib
  • inner jib
  • jib boom
  • jib header
  • jib topsail
  • outer jib

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