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jibhead

noun

Etymology

From jib + head.

  1. inherited from *káput✻ — “head”
  2. inherited from *haubudą✻ — “head”
  3. inherited from *haubud✻
  4. inherited from hēafod — “head; top; leader; origin”
  5. inherited from efd
  6. compounded as jibhead — “jib + head”

Definitions

  1. The head of a jib (arm of a crane).

  2. A piece of iron at the head of a jib (triangular staysail).

    • For instance there can be no disputes nor discourses about the superiority of the jibhead sail plan with its permanent backstay over the old fashioned gaff-head main sail.

  3. A user of jib (crystal methamphetamine)

    A user of jib (crystal methamphetamine); a methhead.

    • ‘[…]Every jibhead from here to Timbuktu’s gonna want a taste.’

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA