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gib (gib)

noun

an adjustable piece of metal, etc. for keeping moving parts of a machine in place or for reducing friction

Etymology: ME gibbe, a swelling < L gibba, a hump < gibbus, bent, prob. < IE base *geibh- > Norw dial. keiv, askew

transitive verb gibbed, gibbing gib′·bing

to fasten or fit with a gib
gib2 definition

gib (gib)

noun

a male cat; esp., a castrated male cat

Etymology: ME gibbe, short for Gilbert, used as a proper name for a cat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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