gibbing

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gibbing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gib \Gib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gibbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Gibbing.]
     To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a
     gib, or gibs.
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     Gibbed lathe, an engine lathe in which the tool carriage is
        held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight.
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