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jib boom

or jibboom

noun

, Nautical.
  1. a spar forming a continuation of a bowsprit.


jib boom

noun

  1. nautical a spar forming an extension of the bowsprit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of jib boom1

First recorded in 1740–50

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