jib
Bow's triangular sail
A jib is a triangular sail set forward of the mast on a sailing vessel.
The phrase the cut of someone's jib means their general appearance or manner—originally how a ship could be identified by its distinctive sail shape.
Separately, to jib is to balk or refuse to proceed, said of horses and extended to people: He jibbed at the idea of working weekends.
A jib is also the projecting arm of a crane.
Forward-mounted boat canvas
- foresailSail at bow
- genoaOversized forward sail
- spinnakerDownwind sailing sail
- staysailTriangular cloth on rigging
luff · tack · sheet · halyard · clew · leech · foot · telltales
Reject or garbage
- resistOppose or refuse compliance
- shyReserved and retiring
- hesitatePause in uncertainty
- recoilBackward force from discharge
stop · protest · object · demur · balk · unwilling · reluctant · stubbornness
Loud deep sound
- armUpper body limb
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
- hoistRaise with tackle
- extensionAdded part or duration
pivot · swing · reach · lifting · tower · lattice · telescopic · outrigger
Face or expression
- visageFace or expression
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
- mugHandled cup for beverages
- physiognomyCharacter from appearance
profile · chin · nose · look · appearance · expression · aspect
headsail
Forward-mounted boat canvas
staysail · luff · tack · sheet · halyard · clew · leech · foot · telltales · reefing
refuse
Reject or garbage
recoil · stop · protest · object · demur · balk · unwilling · reluctant · stubbornness · horse
boom
Loud deep sound
extension · pivot · swing · reach · lifting · tower · lattice · telescopic · outrigger · counterweight
countenance
Face or expression
physiognomy · profile · chin · nose · look · appearance · expression · aspect
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