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jib
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noun (n)
- any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- 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 jibs; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.(noun)source: webster1913
- One that jibs, or balks; a jibber.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- shift from one side of the ship to the other(verb.motion)Example:
The sail jibbed wildly.
source: wordnet30 - To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk.(verb)source: webster1913
- To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.(verb)source: webster1913
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