jibs in English

noun
1
a triangular staysail set forward of the forwardmost mast.
I have seen others opt for a cutter-type arrangement leaving the small jib and adding a genoa.
2
the projecting arm of a crane.
The jib or projecting arm of a crane probably derives from gibbet, and gibe and gybe are often written jibe.
verb
1
(of an animal, especially a horse) stop and refuse to go on.
he jibbed at the final fence
verb

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1. Fore and Aftnd-aft sails at the front were called jibs (1)

2. Synonyms for Balks include resists, eschews, hesitates, disdains, jibs, refuses to, scorns, shrinks from, demurs from and desists