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The answer JIB has 104 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of jib in various dictionaries:
noun - any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
verb - refuse to comply
verb - shift from one side of the ship to the other
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Possible Crossword Clues |
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Foresail |
Triangular sail |
Staysail |
Sloop's sail |
Ship's sail |
"I like the cut of your ___" |
Mast attachment |
Headsail |
Delta-shaped sail |
Triangular foresail |
Possible Jeopardy Clues |
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The sail in the foreground here: you might say of a new crewman that you like the cut of his |
Nautically speaking, if you don't like the look of someone, you don't like "the cut of his" one of these |
It's the small sail in front of the main sail |
Possible Dictionary Clues |
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a long horizontal frame that sticks out from a crane and from which the hook hangs |
a small sail in the shape of a triangle, positioned in front of the main sail on a boat |
any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast) |
shift from one side of the ship to the other |
refuse to comply |
Nautical A triangular sail stretching from the foretopmast head to the jib boom and in small craft to the bowsprit or the bow. |
The arm of a mechanical crane. |
The boom of a derrick. |
To stop short and turn restively from side to side balk. |
Jib description |
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A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its tack is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bows, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast. Jibs and spinnakers are the two main types of headsails on a modern boat. |