Source: WordNet® 3.1
gibbing
present participle of gib
Source: Wiktionary
Gib, n. Etym: [Abbreviated fr. Gilbert, the name of the cat in the old story of "Reynard the Fox". in the "Romaunt of the Rose", etc.]
Definition: A male cat; a tomcat. [Obs.]
Gib, v. i.
Definition: To act like a cat. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Gib, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them together, or to afford a bearing surface; -- usually held or adjusted by means of a wedge, key, or screw. Gib and key, or Gib and cotter (Steam Engine), the fixed wedge or gib, and the driving wedge,key, or cotter, used for tightening the strap which holds the brasses at the end of a connecting rod.
Gib, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gibbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Gibbing.]
Definition: To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a gib, or gibs. Gibbed lathe, an engine lathe in which the tool carriage is held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight.
Gib, v. i.
Definition: To balk. See Jib, v. i. Youatt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 March 2025
(noun) a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
