Jibbed vs Fibbed - What's the difference?
jibbed | fibbed |
(jib)
(nautical) A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast.
(nautical) Usually with a modifier, any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.
The projecting arm of a crane
(metonymy) A crane used for mounting and moving a video camera
An object that is used for performing tricks while skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, inline skating, or biking. These objects are usually found in a terrain park or skate park.
Of a horse, to stop and refuse to go forward.
(figuratively) To stop doing something, to become reluctant to proceed with an activity.
* 1992 , (Hilary Mantel), A Place of Greater Safety , Harper Perennial 2007, pp. 401-2:
* 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 318:
(fib)
(informal) A , especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
* Henry James
To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.
As verbs the difference between jibbed and fibbed
is that jibbed is (jib) while fibbed is (fib).jibbed
English
Verb
(head)jib
English
Etymology 1
(wikipedia jib)Alternative forms
* jibe (archaic)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* cut of one’s jib * flying jib * genoa jib * inner jib * jib header * jib headed * jib topsail * outer jib * storm jibSee also
* asymmetrical spinnaker * blooper * deck sweeper * drifter * genoaEtymology 2
Of uncertain origin.Verb
(jibb)- Some of us began to jib when the family began to collect portraits of their new son to decorate their walls [...].
- The Parlement scarcely jibbed .
fibbed
English
Verb
(head)fib
English
Etymology 1
Probably from fable''; compare ''fibble-fabble (nonsense).Noun
(en noun)- They are very serious; they don't tell fibs .