jib 1 (j b)n. 1. Nautical A triangular sail stretching from the foretopmast head to the jib boom and in small craft to the bowsprit or the bow. 2. a. The arm of a mechanical crane. b. The boom of a derrick. [Origin unknown.] |
| jib 2 (jb) intr.v. jibbed, jib·bing, jibs To stop short and turn restively from side to side; balk. [Origin unknown.] jib  ber n. |
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