- (v.i.) To act like a cat.
- (v.i.) To balk. See Jib, v. i.
- (v.t.) To secure or fasten with a gib or gibs; to provide with a gib or gibs.
- (n.) A male cat; a tomcat.
- (n.) A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them together or to afford a bearing surface; -- usually held or adjusted by means of a wedge, key or screw.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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