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What (who) is jib - definition
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JIB
jib
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Arm of a crane which extends outwards. At one end hangs the hook used for lifting goods.
jib
jib1
¦ noun
1. Sailing a triangular staysail set forward of the mast.
2. the projecting arm of a crane.
Origin
C17: of unknown origin.
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jib2
¦ verb (jibs, jibbing, jibbed) (usu. jib at)
1. be unwilling to do or accept something.
2. (of a horse) stop and refuse to go on.
Derivatives
jibber noun
Origin
C19: perh. related to Fr. regimber (earlier regiber) 'to buck, rear'; cf. jibe1.
jib
(jibs, jibbing, jibbed)
1.
The jib is the small triangular sail that is sometimes used at the front of a sailing boat.
N-COUNT: usu the N in sing
2.
If you jib at something, you are unwilling to do it or to accept it. (OLD-FASHIONED)
...those who jib at the idea of selling their land.
= balk
VERB: V at n/-ing, also V
Wikipedia
Jib (disambiguation)
Jib is a triangular sail at the front of a sailing boat.
Jib or JIB may also refer to:
Examples of use of jib
1. JIB, of course, has long–standing shareholder connections with Saudi Arabia.
2. Villa liked the cut of his jib and forced him to join them on raids against the gringos.
3. And frankly, I didn‘t like the cut of his cocky jib.
4. That friend was Jib Ellison, who had led whitewater expeditions on five continents before becoming a consultant.
5. Shihadeh said that JIB had signed an agreement with Western Union for money transfer services in a very secured and easy way to any destination in the world.