Jibbing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jib \Jib\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Jibbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Jibbing}.] Also Jibb \Jibb\ [Cf. {Jib} a sail, {Gybe}.]
     (Chiefly Naut.)
     To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in
     tacking.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jibbing
       See {jib}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jib
       n : any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the
           foremast)
       v 1: refuse to comply [syn: {resist}, {balk}, {baulk}]
       2: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail
          jibbed wildly" [syn: {jibe}, {gybe}, {change course}]
       [also: {jibbing}, {jibbed}]