Gibbing

Gibbing
Gib Gib, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gibbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gibbing}.] To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a gib, or gibs. [1913 Webster]

{Gibbed lathe}, an engine lathe in which the tool carriage is held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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