jib
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She also uses a floating router jib for most of their joinery since the machine can’t rest on the wood’s uneven surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
It leans like a ladder in midair, “and the camera is on another track with a jib arm and a dolly attached to the top of the jib.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
The jib came around and pulled taut, and after a few clockwise spins to tighten with my winch, we were tacking toward our destination.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023
People were chanting "jib, jib, jib", he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2021
He released the right jib sheet, frantically pulled in the left, felt the sail fill and begin to draw, pulling, pulling the Frog away from shore.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
You swerved; you shied; you jibbed; you baulked.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2016
But the leaders of the 125-lawyer firm jibbed at his demands.
From Time Magazine Archive
But when Congress jibbed a bit, the President said he could accept a $1.3 billion "bookkeeping" cut.
From Time Magazine Archive
There really was not room for him in England, and, unfortunately for the army, the examiners jibbed at his strictly phonetic spelling.
From Red Pottage by Mary Cholmondeley
But the same leader jibbed again after another mile.
From South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time by Lady Sarah Isabella Augusta Wilson
Security Minister Dan Jarvis said that the problem was a recurring one, telling MPs that "forced entry, tailgating, and so-called jibbing, are not victimless acts".
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025
You find the jibbing echos of the movement in Rom-Coms like "Scott Pilgrim Versus the World" today.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2016
Former House Speaker John Boehner cried frequently enough during his tenure that it became expected—so at least the jibbing he received didn’t make him feel the need to hide his emotions.
From Time ● Feb. 8, 2016
Eric Crozier is here and doing his stuff without jibbing, and I seem able to turn honest English prose with duetinnos or arias when required to do so.
From The Guardian ● May 6, 2010
But, frayed by the conflict on his back, he refuses to advance; instead, jibbing and rearing, he returns under the tree.
From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Mayne Reid
