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BNC: 28475 COCA: 29467

jib

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 jib /ˈʤɪb/ noun
plural jibs
1 jib
/ˈʤɪb/
noun
plural jibs
Learner's definition of JIB
[count]
: a small triangular sail near the front of a sailboat艏三角帆;主帆前的小帆
technical : the long part of a crane that carries the weight of the object that the crane is lifting(起重机的)悬臂,挺杆
2 jib /ˈʤɪb/ verb
jibs; jibbed; jibbing
2 jib
/ˈʤɪb/
verb
jibs; jibbed; jibbing
Learner's definition of JIB
[no object] British, old-fashioned
: to hesitate or refuse to do or accept something : balk不愿做;不肯接受usually + at
BNC: 28475 COCA: 29467

jib

1 of 3

verb

jibbed; jibbing

intransitive verb

: to refuse to proceed further : balk
jibber noun

jib

2 of 3

noun (1)

: a triangular sail set on a stay extending usually from the head of the foremast to the bowsprit or the jibboom
also : the small triangular headsail on a sloop see sail illustration

jib

3 of 3

noun (2)

1
: the projecting arm of a crane
2
: a derrick boom

Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably from jib to shift from one side of a ship to the other, perhaps from jib entry 2

Noun (1)

origin unknown

Noun (2)

probably by shortening & alteration from gibbet

First Known Use

Verb

1811, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

1661, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of jib was in 1661
BNC: 28475 COCA: 29467

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