Gim vs Gib - What's the difference?

gim | gib |

As an adjective gim

is neat; spruce.

a bolt or wedge made from wood or metal used for holding a machine part in place.

to fasten in place with a gib.

(en adjective)

(dialect, dated) neat; spruce

(Webster 1913) ----

(18th century). Perhaps abbreviated from (m), the name of the cat in the old story of Reynard the Fox'', in the ''Romaunt of the Rose , etc.

(en noun)

A bolt or wedge made from wood or metal used for holding a machine part in place.

A castrated male cat or ferret.

A male cat; a tomcat.

To fasten in place with a gib.

Shortened from giblet.

(en noun)

(lb) Miscellaneous pieces of a fragged character, most often in first-person shooters.

(lb) To blast an enemy or opponent into gibs.

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