What is to shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking called?
jib — To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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