n.
- Nautical. A triangular sail stretching from the foretopmast head to the jib boom and in small craft to the bowsprit or the bow.
- The arm of a mechanical crane.
- The boom of a derrick.
[Origin unknown.]
jib2 (jĭb)
intr.v., jibbed, jib·bing, jibs.
To stop short and turn restively from side to side; balk.
[Origin unknown.]
jibber jib'ber n.
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