gibbed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gibbed
Example Sentences
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Considering the road, it was not unnatural that my men gibbed a little at the eleven-day accomplishment.
From Across China on Foot by Dingle, Edwin John
The bed upon which the timber is placed to be mortised is gibbed to a sliding frame, which allows it to be set to any position, with the chisel straight or at an angle.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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
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
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
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