Definition of Gib
n.
1.
A
male
cat
;
a
tomcat
.
v. i.
1.
To
act
like
a
cat
.
n.
1.
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
.
Gib and key
(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
.
v. t.
1.
To
secure
or
fasten
with
a
gib
,
or
gibs
;
to
provide
with
a
gib
,
or
gibs
.
[
imp
. &
p
.
p
.
Gibbed
;
p
.
pr
. &
vb
.
n
.
Gibbing
.]
Gibbed lathe
an
engine
lathe
in
which
the
tool
carriage
is
held
down
to
the
bed
by
a
gib
instead
of
by
a
weight
.
v. i.
1.
To
balk
.
See
Jib
,
v
.
i
.
Related Words
tom
,
tomcat
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