jib

views updated May 18 2018

jib1 / jib/ • n. 1. Sailing a triangular staysail set forward of the forwardmost mast. 2. the projecting arm of a crane.jib2 • v. (jibbed , jib·bing ) [intr.] (of an animal, esp. a horse) stop and refuse to go on: he jibbed at the final fence. ∎  (of a person) be unwilling to do or accept something: he jibs at paying large bills.DERIVATIVES: jib·ber n.

jib

views updated Jun 27 2018

jib1 (naut.) triangular stay-sail XVII (gibb). of unkn. orig.
Also jib vb. (naut.) pull a sail round XVII; synon. with Da. gibbe, Du. gijpen, G. geipen, but the initial cons. is against any immed. connection; cf. GYBE.

jib

views updated May 11 2018

jib3 (of a horse, etc.) stop and refuse to go on. XIX (gib, jibb). of unkn. orig.; remarkably like OF. giber kick, regiber (mod. regimber), whence ME. (once) regibben, but no historical connection may be supposed.

jib

views updated May 14 2018

jib. See gib.

jib

views updated May 29 2018

jib2 projecting arm of a crane. XVIII. of unkn. orig.

JIB

views updated Jun 08 2018

JIB joint intelligence bureau