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(jīb)

Verb.

[

imp. & p. p.

Jibed

(jībd)

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Jibing

(jīb′ĭng)

[Cf. Dan.

gibbe

, D.

gijpen

Verb.

, and dial. Sw.

gippa

to jerk. Cf.

Noun.

Verb.

]

(Naut.)

To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See

Verb.

(Naut.)

To change a ship’s course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See

Verb.

, and

To agree; to harmonize.

[Colloq.]

Bartlett.