gibbed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gibbed
Example Sentences
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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.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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
A frame consisting of two parts, f, f′, is gibbed to the edge of the shears at g and h.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
A gibbed slide rest is held to the shears by gibs, as in Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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