Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
JIB
jib
(noun) any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
jibe, gybe, jib, change course
(verb) shift from one side of the ship to the other; “The sail jibbed wildly”
resist, balk, baulk, jib
(verb) refuse to comply
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
jib (plural jibs)
(nautical) A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast.
(nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.
Etymology 2
Verb
jib (third-person singular simple present jibs, present participle jibbing, simple past and past participle jibbed)
(mostly, nautical) To shift, or swing around, as a sail, boom, yard, etc, as in tacking.
Etymology 3
Noun
jib (plural jibs)
The projecting arm of a crane.
(metonymy) A crane used for mounting and moving a video camera.
An object that is used for performing tricks while skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, in-line skating, or biking. These objects are usually found in a terrain park or skate park.
Etymology 4
Verb
jib (third-person singular simple present jibs, present participle jibbing, simple past and past participle jibbed)
To stop and refuse to go forward (usually of a horse).
(figuratively) To stop doing something, to become reluctant to proceed with an activity.
Noun
jib (plural jibs)
One who jibs or balks, refusing to continue forward.
A stationary condition; a standstill.
Etymology 5
Noun
jib
(slang) Crystal meth.
Etymology 6
Noun
jib (plural jibs)
(slang, especially, African-American Vernacular) The mouth, sometimes particularly the tongue, underlip, or tooth.
Source: Wiktionary
Jib, n. Etym: [Named from its shifting from side to side. See Jib, v. i.., Jibe.]
1. (Naut.)
Definition: A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.
2. (Mach.)
Definition: The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended. Jib boom (Naut.), a spar or boom which serves as an extension of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by another spar called the flying jib boom. [Written also gib boom.] -- Jib crane (Mach.), a crane having a horizontal jib on which a trolley moves, bearing the load.
– Jib door (Arch.), a door made flush with the wall, without dressings or moldings; a disguised door.
– Jib header (Naut.), a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a jib- headed topsail.
– Jib topsail (Naut.), a small jib set above and outside of all the other jibs.
– The cut of one's jib, one's outward appearance. [Colloq.] Sir W. Scott.
Jib, v. i. Etym: [Connected with jibe; cf. OF. giber to shake.]
Definition: To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk. [Written also jibb.] [Eng.]
Jib, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Jibbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jibbing.] Also Jibb. [Cf. Jib a sail, Gybe.] (Chiefly Naut.)
Definition: To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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