Gib

Gib - Other Definitions

• (n.) A male cat; a tomcat.
  
  
• (v. i.) To act like a cat.
  
  
• (n.) 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.
  
  
• (v. t.) To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a gib, or gibs.
  
  
• (v. i.) To balk. See Jib, v. i.
  
  
• boom () See Jib boom.