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Antonyms for jib

Grammar : Verb
Spell : jib
Phonetic Transcription : dʒɪb

Definition of jib

Origin :
  • "foresail of a ship," 1660s, gibb, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to gibbet, from notion of a sail "hanging" from a masthead [Barnhart, OED]. Or perhaps from jib (v.) "shift a sail or boom" (1690s), from Dutch gijben, apparently related to gijk "boom or spar of a sailing ship." Said to indicate a ship's character to an observant sailor as a strange vessel approaches at sea; also nautical slang for "face," hence cut of (one's) jib "personal appearance" (1821).
  • As in wince : verb draw back
Example sentences :
  • I have seen that girl on the deck, and I like the cut of her jib.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • For instance, there is the jib halyard and the foresail halyard.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • At the end of that mile Jonadab's craft's jib boom was just astern of Tobias's rudder.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • If we can h'ist the jib we can get some steerage way on her, maybe.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Keep the topsails loose and the jib ready for setting, I may want the sails in a hurry.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
  • The White Wings was a sloop yacht with club and jib topsails.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Cruise » by Burt L. Standish
  • "All the same, I don't like the cut of his jib," murmured Bailey.
  • Extract from : « A Woman for Mayor » by Helen M. Winslow
  • "Then you will excuse me if I go home," I added, as I hoisted the jib.
  • Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic
  • Then the Polly was turned toward the shore and the jib was lowered.
  • Extract from : « The Rover Boys on the Farm » by Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
  • The jib was not furled, but got ready to "let go" in case of fierce gusts.
  • Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens

Synonyms for jib

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