jib
v.
balk, refuse to move forward (as of an animal); avoid, procrastinate
n.
triangular forward sail (Nautical); arm of a crane; uncooperative animal
Jib
A jib is a triangular
staysail set ahead of the foremost
mast of a sailing boat. Its
tack is fixed to the
bowsprit, to the bow, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast. Jibs and
spinnakers are the two main types of headsails on a modern yacht. On a yacht with two staysails the inner sail is called the staysail, and the outer (foremost) is called the jib. This combination of two staysails is called a cutter rig or a yankee pair and a yacht with one mast rigged with two staysails and a mainsail is called a cutter.A fully rigged
schooner has three jibs. The foremost one sets on the topmast
forestay and is called the jib topsail, a second on the main forestay is called the jib, and the innermost is called the staysail. All three sails are both jibs and staysails in the generic sense.
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jib
Noun
1. any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
(hypernym) fore-and-aft sail
(hyponym) flying jib
(derivation) jibe, gybe, change course
Verb
1. refuse to comply
(synonym) resist, balk, baulk
(hypernym) disobey
2. shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"
(synonym) jibe, gybe, change course
(hypernym) sail
Jib
(v. i.)
To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk.
(v. i.)
The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.
(v. i.)
A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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