jib: Meaning and Definition of

jib

1. any of various triangular sails set forward of a forestaysail or fore-topmast staysail. Cf. flying jib, inner jib. See diag. under
2. the inner one of two such sails, set inward from a flying jib.
3. one's general appearance, mien, or manner: I could tell by the cut of his jib that he wasn't the kind of person I'd want to deal with.

1. of or pertaining to a jib: jib clew.

jib

1. jibe.

jib

1. to move restively sidewise or backward instead of forward, as an animal in harness; balk.
2. to balk at doing something; defer action; procrastinate.

1. a horse or other animal that jibs.

jib

1. the projecting arm of a crane.
2. the boom of a derrick.