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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jibe \Jibe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jibed}; p. pr & vb n. {Jibing}.] [Cf. Dan. gibbe, D. gijpen v. i., and dial. Sw gippa to jerk. Cf {Jib}, n. & v. i.] (Naut.) To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See {Gybe}.
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