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Meaning of JIBE in English

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.

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    Meaning of JIBE in English

    • 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.
    • To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.
    • To agree; to harmonize.

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