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jib

23 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) jib (noun)
  2. 2) jib (noun)
  3. 3) jib (verb)
  4. jib crane (noun)
  5. jib door (noun)
  6. jib guy (noun)
  7. jib-headed (adjective)
  8. jib-header (noun)
  9. jib iron (noun)
  10. jib netting (noun)
  11. jib-o-jib (noun)
  12. jib sheet (noun)
  13. jib topsail (noun)
  14. jib traveler (noun)
  15. flying jib (noun)
  16. genoa jib (noun)
  17. genoese jib (noun)
  18. inner jib (noun)
  19. reaching jib (noun)
  20. storm jib (noun)
  21. Swedish jib (noun)
  22. balloon foresail (noun)
  23. cut (noun)

1jib

noun \ˈjib\

Definition of JIB

: a triangular sail set on a stay extending usually from the head of the foremast to the bowsprit or the jibboom; also : the small triangular headsail on a sloop — see sail illustration

Origin of JIB

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1661

Other Nautical Terms

avast, aweigh, flotsam, keel, lee, port, starboard, stay

Rhymes with JIB

bib, crib, drib, fib, gib, glib, Hib, lib, nib, rib, sib, squib

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