gybe

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gybe • v. & n. variant spelling of jibe2 .

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gybe

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gybe, jibe (naut.) swing from one side of the vessel to the other, as a sail; put (a boat) about. XVII. — Du. †gijben (mod. gijpen).

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

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