Jibe

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1. Verb

To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe.

2. Verb

To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.

3. Verb

To agree; to harmonize.
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