jibe

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  1. intransitive verb To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a vessel to the other while sailing before the wind so as to sail on the opposite tack.
  2. transitive verb To cause (a sail) to jibe.
  3. noun The act of jibing.
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  • It was borrowed into English as quib "An expression or point that serves to delay or obscure an argument; a quibble", and "A jibe, a taunt; a quip".
  • Only this time his jibe was punctuated by a hoarse groan. —  NOBODY'S DARLING
  • I was running on the starboard tack—boom over to port; to turn north would have meant a jibe, and as things were I couldn't risk one. —  The Riddle of the Sands
  • The steward's comment was a deliberate jibe, and it stung, but even as I bit back my retort I realized the oaf had given me the clue I needed. —  EQMM,March-April2008
  • A jibe was a devilish thing to happen in a sea and a wind like this. —  149 - King Joe Cay
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gibe ·  catcall ·  banter ·  taunt ·  badinage ·  jeer ·  quip ·  insinuations ·  derision ·  sarcasm ·  scoff ·  innuendo

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jibe:   jibes
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Alteration (perhaps influenced by jib1) of gybe, from obsolete Dutch gijben.
  2. Origin unknown.

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  1. Also written gibe, and formerly gybe; also jib: See jib.
 

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