JIBBED

JIB

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


Verb

jibbed

simple past tense and past participle of jib

Source: Wiktionary


JIBB

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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