gibbed

[ gibd ]

adjective

, Veterinary Medicine.

1. (of a cat) castrated.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gibbed¹

First recorded in 1625–35; gib ² + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The work table t is gibbed to slideways in f, and is provided with suitable automatic feed and stop motion, and of course with a hand feed also.

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Poor old Saxby was always anxious that no kind of"—Prescott gibbed at the word for a moment or two—"no kind of slur should be attached....

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Considering the road, it was not unnatural that my men gibbed a little at the eleven-day accomplishment.

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The carrier, upon which is mounted the driving spindle, is gibbed to the head, and has a vertical range sufficient to allow work 18 inches high to pass under centres.

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This is a gibbed instead of a weighted lathe, and the method of attaching the sliding block to the lathe rest is as follows:— A separate rod is pivoted to the sliding block.

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