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upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.

To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.

A horse that jibs. [Eng.]

To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.

See Chippeways.

Same as Chippeways.

here are nearly 100,000 Indians of the Algonquian tribes, of which the strongest are the Ojibwas (Chippewas), Ottawas, Crees, Algonquins, Micmacs, and Blackfeet. -- n.

To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks.

An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of a jib or foresail in moderate winds. Hakluyt.

le or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.

s formerly inhabiting the northern and weastern shores of Lake Superior; -- called also Objibways.

g them through a limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the neck of a crane See Illust. Of Derrick.

ross route which shortens the way and cuts off a circuitous passage. -- The cut of one's jib, the general appearance of a person. [Colloq.] -- To draw cuts, to draw lots, as of paper, etc., cut unequal lengths. Now draweth cut . . . The which that hath the shortest shall begin. Chaucer.

To balk. See Jib, v. i. Youatt.

See Jib boom.

The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended; the jib.

See Jib. [Obs.]

when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side. [Also jibe.]

. Gwilt. Heel chain (Naut.), a chain passing from the bowsprit cap around the heel of the jib boom. -- Heel plate, the butt plate of a gun. -- Heel of a rafter. (Arch.) See Heel, n., 7. -- Heel ring, a ring for fastening a scythe blade to the snath. -- Neck and heels, the whole body. (Colloq.) -- To be at the heels…

A rope used to draw in the jib boom, or flying jib boom.