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Pronunciation : Jibe
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Dan. gibbe, D. gijpen, v. i., and dial. Sw. gippa to jerk. Cf. Jib, n. & v. i.] (Naut.)
Definition : Defn: 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Jibed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jibing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Jibe
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. (Naut.)

Defn: To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.

2. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq.] Bartlett.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913