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Word: Gybe
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 17th century: from obsolete Dutch gijben
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒʌɪb
Dialects: British English
Definition:
change course by swinging the sail across a following wind
Short Definition:change course by swinging sail across following wind
Examples:- they gybed, and the boat turned over
Variant Forms:
- jibe
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