jib
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She also uses a floating router jib for most of their joinery since the machine can’t rest on the wood’s uneven surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Byers started thinking about imaginary books 15 years ago, when he was having a jib door — a door disguised as part of a wall of bookshelves — made for his private library.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
Apparently RFK Jr vetted him this week and really liked the cut of his jib.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
To borrow the old sailing expression, they liked the cut of his jib.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2024
"I fabricated the jib dummy at home on the morning of my escape," Howard recalled.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
You swerved; you shied; you jibbed; you baulked.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2016
But when Congress jibbed a bit, the President said he could accept a $1.3 billion "bookkeeping" cut.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the leaders of the 125-lawyer firm jibbed at his demands.
From Time Magazine Archive
The taxi jibbed and came abruptly to a standstill.
From The Moon out of Reach by Margaret Pedler
The horse jibbed for a second and then swung along the wild road with the vigorous ease of good blood skilfully handled.
From The Half-Hearted by John Buchan
Security Minister Dan Jarvis said that the problem was a recurring one, telling MPs that "forced entry, tailgating, and so-called jibbing, are not victimless acts".
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025
You find the jibbing echos of the movement in Rom-Coms like "Scott Pilgrim Versus the World" today.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2016
Former House Speaker John Boehner cried frequently enough during his tenure that it became expected—so at least the jibbing he received didn’t make him feel the need to hide his emotions.
From Time ● Feb. 8, 2016
Eric Crozier is here and doing his stuff without jibbing, and I seem able to turn honest English prose with duetinnos or arias when required to do so.
From The Guardian ● May 6, 2010
We walked up narrow lanes where our gharry—a tiny box of a thing on wheels, attached to a jibbing Burmah pony—could by no means have passed.
From Falk A Reminiscence by Joseph Conrad
