gib

¹

[ gib ]

noun

1. a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
2. Machinery.
   1. a thin, wedgelike strip of metal for controlling the area in which a moving part, as the table of a milling machine, slides.
   2. a keylike part having a head at each end, used with a matching cotter as a fastening.
3. (in carpentry or ironwork) a heavy metal strap for fastening two members together.

verb (used with object)

, gibbed, gib·bing.

1. to fasten (parts) together by means of a gib.

gib

²

[ gib ]

noun

1. a cat, especially a male cat.
2. a castrated cat.

Gib.

³

abbreviation for

1. Gibraltar.

gib

¹

/ ɡɪb /

noun

1. a metal wedge, pad, or thrust bearing, esp a brass plate let into a steam engine crosshead

verb

1. tr to fasten or supply with a gib

gib

²

/ ɡɪb /

noun

1. a male cat, esp a castrated one

Gib

³

/ dʒɪb /

noun

1. an informal name for Gibraltar

Word History and Origins

Origin of gib¹

First recorded in 1555–65; origin uncertain

Origin of gib²

1350–1400; Middle English gib ( be ), short for Gilbert proper name

Word History and Origins

Origin of gib¹

C18: of unknown origin

Origin of gib²

C14: probably a shortening and alteration of the proper name Gilbert

Example Sentences

There’s even an equivalent to Doom’s bloody fatalities: when you stagger an enemy, you can teleport straight into them, reducing them to a pile of gibs.

From The Verge

By putting Duncan’s games online, Espenschied and Rhizome want to create their own narrative, in which pastel picture books can sit comfortably alongside guns and gibs in gaming history.

From The Verge

Pedestals cased with cast-iron gibs and wedges to prevent wear by boxes.

From Project Gutenberg

The tool is here supported along the full length of the gib, and there is no set-screw at the top of the tool post, which enables a much more unobstructed view of the tool.

From Project Gutenberg

Mudder plenty tired fust; muss stand all de night in hut; no gib no food; her no can go no more; tumble down in forest.

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