jibbing

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jibbing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jib \Jib\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Jibbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Jibbing.] Also Jibb \Jibb\ [Cf. Jib a sail, Gybe.]
     (Chiefly Naut.)
     To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in
     tacking.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]