Jibe \Jibe\ (j[imac]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jibed} (j[imac]bd);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Jibing} (j[imac]b"[i^]ng).] [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}.
[1913 Webster]