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Definition of Jibbed
1. jibb [v] - See also: jibb
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jibbed
Literary usage of Jibbed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Weekly Reporter by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Great Britain. Privy Council, Great Britain. Supreme Court of Judicature (1892)
"At its first start the load swung clear of them ; but after it had attained some
elevation, the arm of the crane was "jibbed " or deflected to one side or ..."
2. Cases Illustrating the Principles of the Laws of Torts by Francis R. Y. Radcliffe, J. C. Miles (1904)
"... given that the stone was to be jibbed in that direction. The SMITH plaintiff
in his evidence stated that the men were jibbing over nea<], ^na* whenever ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1892)
"It occasionally happened that the stones so lifted were jibbed over the place where
... Smith was accustomed, whenever he saw a stone being jibbed over him, ..."
4. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1881)
"Then she jibbed with the bread, and jibbed with the coals ; in fact, she Here
Dawson was made to mount and discharge a gun several times. ..."
5. On Two Fronts: Being the Adventures of an Indian Mule Corps in France and by Heber Maitland Alexander (1917)
"True, they did not kick, but they jibbed as no mule ever jibbed, and some could
neither be persuaded nor compelled to work. I used sometimes to wish for a ..."
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