In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
GIBS
Etymology 1
From gib
Noun
gibs
plural of gib
Verb
gibs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gib
Etymology 2
Noun
gibs
(video games, pluralonly) The internal organs of certain computer game characters after being splattered to death.
Anagrams
• BIGs, Bigs, bigs
Source: Wiktionary
GIB
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.
GIB
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
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
24 March 2025
STACCATO
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
Coffee Trivia