gibbed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gibbed
Example Sentences
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This base has a slide way in which a gibbed slide carrying a head is free to travel longitudinally.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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....
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton
It is gibbed to the under cutter frame u′ by the sliding gib x, the left hand head h being moved across the frame by the screw f′.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The lower end of the matcher is held in place by being gibbed to the cross tie p′, Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
The work-holding frame or vice is supported, for circular surfaces, by being pivoted to the base at o, o, and by the gibbed head d, which has journal bearing at e.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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