gib
Pronunciation: (gib), [key]
— n., v., gibbed, gib•bing.
—n.
- a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
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- a thin, wedgelike strip of metal for controlling the area in which a moving part, as the table of a milling machine, slides.
- a keylike part having a head at each end, used with a matching cotter as a fastening. See diag. underexploded view.
- (in carpentry or ironwork) a heavy metal strap for fastening two members together.
—v.t.
- to fasten (parts) together by means of a gib.
gib
Pronunciation: (gib), [key]
— n.
- a cat, esp. a male cat.
- a castrated cat.
Gib.
- Gibraltar.
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