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  1. 1. n. See Jib. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. & v. See Gibe. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. & i. To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. shift from one side of the ship to the other Source: wordnet
  5. 5. See Jib. [Obs.] See Gibe. To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side. [Also jibe.] Source: webster
  6. 6. v shift from one side of the ship to the other Source: ecdict

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