jib
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
2jib
nounDefinition of JIB
1
: the projecting arm of a crane
2
: a derrick boom
Origin of JIB
probably by shortening & alteration from gibbet
First Known Use: 1764
Other Civil Engineering Terms
3jib
intransitive verbjibbedjib·bing
Definition of JIB
: to refuse to proceed further : balk
— jib·ber noun
Origin of JIB
probably from jib to shift from one side of a ship to the other, perhaps from 1jib
First Known Use: 1811
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