JIBE
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Jibe (j&ī;b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jibed (j&ī;bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Jibing (j&ī;b"ĭng).] [Cf. Dan. gibbe, D. gijpen, v. i., and dial. Sw. gippa to jerk. Cf. Jib, n. & v. i.] (Naut.) 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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Jibe, v. i. 1. (Naut.) To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.
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2. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq.] Bartlett.
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