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| gybe [ jīb ] or jibe [ jīb ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (3rd person present singular gybes, present participle gybing, past and past participle gybed) (3rd person present singular jibes, present participle jibing, past and past participle jibed) |
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1. swing across boat: to swing, or make a fore-and-aft sail swing, across from one side of the boat to the other when sailing before the wind
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2. change direction in sailing ship: to change direction by turning away from the wind, as a result of a fore-and-aft-sail gybing, or cause a sailing ship to change direction in this way
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noun (plural gybes) (plural jibes) |
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action of gybing: a sudden shift of a sail back and forth, or a sail's change in direction
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| [Late 17th century. < obsolete Dutch gben] |
