meaning of gib
1. A male cat; a tomcat.
2. To act like a cat.
3. 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.
4. See Jib boom.
5. To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a gib, or gibs.
6. To balk. See Jib, v. i.
7. a castrated tomcat
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