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| jibe [ jīb ] or gybe [ jīb ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle jibed, present participle jib·ing, 3rd person present singular jibes) (past and past participle gybed, present participle gyb·ing, 3rd person present singular gybes) |
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1. swing across boat: to make a fore-and-aft-sail swing across from one side of the boat to the other when sailing with the wind behind, or to swing across in this way
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2. change direction in sailing boat: to make a fore-and-aft rigged boat change direction by turning the stern across a following wind, or change direction by turning in this way
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noun (plural jibes) |
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sail shift or direction change: a sudden shift of a sail back and forth or change in the direction a ship is sailing
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| [Late 17th century. < Dutch gijben] |
