Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
Source : WordNet®
jibbed
See {jib}
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}]