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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gybe ( jīb),USA pronunciation v.i., v.t., gybed, gyb•ing, n. [Naut.]- Naval Termsjibe1.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gybe, jibe /dʒaɪb/ vb - (intransitive) (of a fore-and-aft sail) to shift suddenly from one side of the vessel to the other when running before the wind, as the result of allowing the wind to catch the leech
- to cause (a sailing vessel) to gybe or (of a sailing vessel) to undergo gybing
n - an instance of gybing
Etymology: 17th Century: from obsolete Dutch gijben (now gijpen), of obscure origin |