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- English Word Jibber Definition A horse that jibs.
- English Word Jibe Definition 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.
- English Word Jibe Definition To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.
- English Word Jibe Definition To agree; to harmonize.
- English Word Jibed Definition of Jibe
- English Word Jibing Definition of Jibe
- English Word Jiffy Definition A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy.
- English Word Jig Definition A light, brisk musical movement.
- English Word Jig Definition A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.
- English Word Jig Definition A piece of sport; a trick; a prank.
- English Word Jig Definition A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached.
- English Word Jig Definition A small machine or handy tool
- English Word Jig Definition A contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or templet to work to, as in filing.
- English Word Jig Definition An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.
- English Word Jig Definition To sing to the tune of a jig.
- English Word Jig Definition To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
- English Word Jig Definition To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See Jigging, n.
- English Word Jig Definition To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.
- English Word Jig Definition To dance a jig; to skip about.
- English Word Jigged Definition of Jig