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Word: Jib
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 19th century: perhaps related to French regimber (earlier regiber) ‘to buck, rear’; compare with jibe
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒɪb
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of an animal, especially a horse) stop and refuse to go on
Short Definition:of animal stop and refuse to go on
Examples:- he jibbed at the final fence
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