Gib
Gib , noun
[Abbreviated from Gilbert, the name of the cat in the old story of “Reynard the Fox”, in the “Romaunt of the Rose”, etc.]
A male cat; a tomcat. [Obsolete]
Reynard the Fox
Romaunt of the Rose
Gib , intransitive verb
To act like a cat. [Obsolete] — Beau. & Fl
Gib , noun
[Etymol. uncertain.]
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.
Collocations (1)
Gib and key or Gib and cotter (Steam Engine) , 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.
Gib , transitive verb
To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a gib, or gibs.
Collocations (1)
Gibbed lathe , an engine lathe in which the tool carriage is held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight.
Gib , intransitive verb
To balk. See Jib, v. i. — Youatt