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jib

(/dZ//I/b )

any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibs; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.(noun)

source: webster1913
One that jibs, or balks; a jibber.(noun)

source: webster1913

refuse to comply(verb.social)

Synonym:
balk, baulk, resist

source: wordnet30
shift from one side of the ship to the other(verb.motion)

Example:
The sail jibbed wildly.

Synonym:
change course, gybe, jibe

source: wordnet30
To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk.(verb)

source: webster1913
To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.(verb)

source: webster1913

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