01 n. A male cat; a tomcat.
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A male cat; a tomcat.[Obs.]
Entry
5 senses · 5 variants
Webster, 1913
Gib
/gĭb/
· IPA /ɡɪb/
02 v. i. To act like a cat.
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To act like a cat.[Obs.]
03 n. A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them together, or t…
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A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them together, or to afford a bearing surface; -- usually held or adjusted by means of a wedge, key, or screw.
Phrases & compounds
Gib and key —
the fixed wedge or gib, and the driving wedge,key, or cotter, used for tightening the strap which holds the brasses at the end of a connecting rod.
04 v. t. To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a gib, or gibs.
imp. & p. p.
Gibbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gibbing
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To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a gib, or gibs.
Phrases & compounds
Gibbed lathe —
an engine lathe in which the tool carriage is held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight.
05 v. i. To balk. See Jib, v. i.
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