jib

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Attested since the 1660s, of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to jib (“shift or swing around”) (see below).

Attested since the 1660s, of uncertain origin, perhaps a shortening of gibbet.

Uncertain, perhaps related to jib (“shift or swing around”) (see above).

From Middle English gibbe (“a swelling or protrusion in the body”), from Old French gibbe and/or Medieval Latin gibba (“hump”).

Attested since the 1680s (also spelled jibe and gybe), perhaps from Dutch gijben (a variant of gijpen (“to turn sails suddenly”), whence certainly the form jibe) or else from Danish gibbe (“jib, jibe”), related to Swedish gippa (“jib, jibe, jerk, make jump”). Compare also Middle High German gempeln (“to spring”), Swedish guppa (“to move up and down”), Swedish gumpa (“to jump, spring”). See jump.

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: кливер (kliver) — triangular staysail
• Catalan: floc — triangular staysail
• Czech: kosatka — triangular staysail
• Danish: fok — triangular staysail
• Dutch: fok — triangular staysail
• Esperanto: ĵibo — triangular staysail
• Finnish: fokka — triangular staysail
• Finnish: halkaisija — triangular staysail
• French: foc — triangular staysail
• Georgian: განივა (ganiva) — triangular staysail
• Georgian: კლივერი (ḳliveri) — triangular staysail
• German: Fock — triangular staysail
• Greek: φλόκος (flókos) — triangular staysail
• Greek: σμήνος (smínos) — triangular staysail
• Ancient Greek: δόλων (dólōn) — triangular staysail
• Hebrew: חָלוּץ (khalúts) — triangular staysail
• Hebrew: מִפְרָשׂ חָלוּץ (mifrás khalúts) — triangular staysail
• Hungarian: orrvitorla — triangular staysail
• Icelandic: fokka — triangular staysail
• Irish: jib — triangular staysail
• Irish: éadach cinn — triangular staysail
• Irish: seol cinn — triangular staysail
• Irish: seol jibe — triangular staysail
• Italian: fiocco — triangular staysail
• Norwegian Bokmål: fokk — triangular staysail
• Polish: kliwer — triangular staysail
• Portuguese: bujarrona — triangular staysail
• Spanish: foque — triangular staysail
• Turkish: flok — triangular staysail
• Finnish: keulapurje — any of a variety of triangular sails
• French: foc — any of a variety of triangular sails
• Hebrew: חָלוּץ (khaluts) — any of a variety of triangular sails
• Hebrew: מִפְרָשׂ חָלוּץ (mifras khaluts) — any of a variety of triangular sails
• Icelandic: framsegl — any of a variety of triangular sails
• Bulgarian: стрела (strela) — projecting arm of a crane
• Czech: rameno — projecting arm of a crane
• Finnish: puomi — projecting arm of a crane
• Finnish: jigi — projecting arm of a crane
• Icelandic: lyftiarmur — projecting arm of a crane
• Icelandic: bóma — projecting arm of a crane
• Irish: géag — projecting arm of a crane
• Italian: braccio mobile — projecting arm of a crane
• Polish: wysięgnik — projecting arm of a crane
• Bulgarian: кран (kran) — crane for mounting, moving a video camera
• Bulgarian: дърпам се (dǎrpam se) — (horse) to stop, refuse to proceed
• Czech: vzpouzet se — (horse) to stop, refuse to proceed
• French: regimber — (horse) to stop, refuse to proceed
• Irish: éirigh stalcánta — (horse) to stop, refuse to proceed
• Irish: stailc a chur suas — (horse) to stop, refuse to proceed
• Irish: cos a chur i dtaca — (horse) to stop, refuse to proceed
• Italian: impuntarsi — (horse) to stop, refuse to proceed
• Manx: obb — (horse) to stop, refuse to proceed
• Portuguese: empacar — (horse) to stop, refuse to proceed
• Russian: арта́читься (artáčitʹsja) — (horse) to stop, refuse to proceed