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| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) (of a fore-and-aft sail) to shift suddenly from one side of the vessel to the other when running before the wind, as the result of allowing the wind to catch the leech |
| 2. | to cause (a sailing vessel) to gybe or (of a sailing vessel) to undergo gybing |
| —n | |
| 3. | an instance of gybing |
| [C17: from obsolete Dutch gijben (now gijpen), of obscure origin] | |
| jibe or nautical jibe | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from obsolete Dutch gijben (now gijpen), of obscure origin] | |
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