| 单词 | jib |
| 例句 | Then he went topside again and hoisted the jib, which hung as dead as the main. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “That canoe isn’t big enough to carry a flying jib,” Nat said. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The mainsail and jib were both still luffing, but he grabbed the mainsheet and pulled the sail in until it filled, and the Frog responded almost instantly by nosing forward. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The front hatch had come all the way open, whipped up by the jib sail when the wind hit it, and every time they took a wave, water poured into the hatch opening. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He released the right jib sheet, frantically pulled in the left, felt the sail fill and begin to draw, pulling, pulling the Frog away from shore. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The jib fairly popped with energy, filled and pulled her out and away. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he tighted the jib a bit but left it loose and billowing to catch the light air. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Howard put the jib in his car and then disconnected the brake lights, so that anyone following him would not know when the car was slowing down. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z By then Hamilton had the gaff and boom under control and I pulled down the jib. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Tied, and stripped of its main and jib sails, the dinghy floated at a perfect right angle away from the far end of the pier. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He clawed the jib down, wadded it in a ball and—with it still hooked to the forestay—he opened the forward hatch and jammed all of the sail he could into the opening. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The jib was still shaking and cracking like a whip. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z You have the cut and jib of a lane boy, McCourt. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He went back down into the cabin and opened the front hatch to loosen the pinched jib. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran for the mast and released the jib halyard. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The sails were dry and he bagged them all except the working jib and mainsail which he left up, hanging like limp rags waiting for wind. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He frowned at me as he pulled the main in a bit and tightened the jib. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The main, still reefed, he tightened a bit to match the jib and the Frog seemed to leap ahead. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The jib rose slowly and hung flapping at its stay. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He untied the mainsail and pulled it up, then loosened the jib and drew it up as well. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z That loosened the opening between the mainsail and the jib sail so he pulled the jib in a bit to clean that and the boat picked up speed. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A red jib was set and the skipper was carefully trying to steer it toward the dock. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z David let loose the ropes—sheets—that held the boom so the mainsail could luff easily and went below for the jib. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He cleated the sheet off, grabbed the jib sheet, and pulled the jib in until it filled too. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He coiled the jib on itself and let it lie—ready to use if needed rapidly. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not the kind of jib Dicey knew. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Stuart jumped for the halyards, and the jib and the forestaysail came rippling down. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z The jib was loose, without the benefit of a boom to hold the bottom edge stiff, and it slapped mightily in the wind, like a wild white rag. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or a jib from a jibe,” cried Stuart. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z "I fabricated the jib dummy at home on the morning of my escape," Howard recalled. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z If it weren't for the extra fuel the Japanese gave us, we'd be trying to steady ourselves with the jib—which seems impossible. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It took him several minutes, using only his right hand, to push the jib back out and onto the deck—he’d push up a handful and it would fall back on him. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys spent a long time putting on the jib. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The good news is that if indeed you are capable of la maîtrise de soi, the cut of one’s jib simply does not matter. A Cooking School in France for Women Living in the Banlieues 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z At Dollar Mountain this season, the terrain parks have a host of new rails and jibs. 36 Hours in Sun Valley, Idaho 2010-12-11T00:58:00Z As the day progressed, conditions continued to deteriorate, forcing Cap'n Hank to pilot the boat with the storm jib, which limited the Megan Jaye's progress to just five miles per hour. John Lennon sailed to Bermuda through a storm, "screaming sea shanties and shouting at the gods" 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z We had 15 camera crews, plus an aerial camera, plus a jib. Producer goes on a high-octane 'Expedition' for ABC 2011-06-23T14:23:00Z I didn't like the cut of his jib. Claire Walker stands up to her stand-up comedian husband Ed Byrne with humour 2013-03-03T00:07:03Z Jack told Tyrone to shove Stephen's wife in the pond because he didn't like the cut of her jib. Hunted: season one, episode eight 2012-11-22T22:00:02Z And I’m mad for the cut of your jib. Style Invitational: Think SHARP — a neologism contest 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z In fact, Lost in Showbiz likes the cut of Leon the Romanian bouncer's jib immensely. How Magaluf took the moral high ground by pepper spraying Jeremy Kyle 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z We're in old Fremont, on a yar vessel, with the jib hoisted and a sou'wester blowing, and the crew dancing a jig and spouting sailor jargon and lore. Take a bite out of local bounty with Caf? Nordo's seafood-themed adventure 2010-05-25T21:39:00Z I asked how to read the jib’s telltales, something we had been taught three days before. A senior’s intense, 14-day sailing lesson — from scratch — off the New Zealand coast 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z He is tall, with a sturdy jib, cool blue eyes, a three-day reddish blond beard and enough lead-singer swagger to hold his own among all those siblings. The National Agenda 2010-04-23T13:00:00Z It was a friendly thing to get someone's jib up, heartwarming sometimes. 76 minutes with … John Lydon 2012-05-31T20:30:00Z “If he liked the cut of your jib. . . .” Louis Begley’s ‘Kill and Be Killed’: A slick thriller from a literary lion 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z It leans like a ladder in midair, “and the camera is on another track with a jib arm and a dolly attached to the top of the jib.” Wes Anderson’s Secret Weapon: The Camera Moves of Sanjay Sami 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z While steering, he called out to Melissa to crank out the jib. In the Greek islands, a ‘slow travel’ sailing odyssey to the far Ionians 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z I like the cut of your jib, Cyrus! Working Girl had power suits and female ambition. But where’s the modern equivalent? 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Though most of the 63 alphabetical entries — like napkins, forks and even picnic baskets — are common enough, there’s also a more arcane jib door, Louis XIV chair and flokati rug. A Compendium of Everyday Objects 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z I like the cut of this rap singer's jib. Ty Segall, Jessie Ware: this week's new tracks 2013-01-21T06:00:00Z Watch as he slyly sidles up to tables, sizing up customers, then shakes hands, slaps backs and, if he likes the cut of your jib, boasts about his former boxing career. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in Perugia, Italy 2011-09-22T20:18:20Z The gentle buzz building since around Metcalf's career has been palpable; Kathy Burke calls her "a little smasher" and says, "I like the cut of her jib." Ami Metcalf on Walking And Talking like Kathy Burke 2012-06-22T23:01:00Z Spatial Illusion: In the entryway and dining area, Laslo extended the trompe l’oeil–stonework wallpaper and the baseboards onto the jib doors that open to the closet and kitchen, respectively. Tricks of the Trade 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z One time, I wrapped the jib sheet on the winch counterclockwise, the opposite of the way it should go. A senior’s intense, 14-day sailing lesson — from scratch — off the New Zealand coast 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Because sailors whistle to operate a boat’s booms and jibs, whistling on a stage is considered bad luck. Twyla Tharp’s Premiere Week: The Stage Ship Sails 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z He was shouting to the crew filming his “Werner Sonata,” using a camera perched on a long, crane-like stick called a “jib.” Washington Ballet concludes its virtual season with a breath of fresh air, captured on film 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z There was a bit of breeze, so Stuart lifted the mainsail and jib to supplement the inboard motor. A chartered sailboat breezes by a cruise liner as the best way to hop the Greek islands 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z But as our anchorage area finally hove into view and the rain slackened, we did hoist the jib and glide in under sail, just to mollify the diehard sailor in me. Explorer: Australia by Sail, Manning My Own Ship 2011-12-30T16:47:29Z Eric Crozier is here and doing his stuff without jibbing, and I seem able to turn honest English prose with duetinnos or arias when required to do so. A meeting of minds on the high seas 2010-05-06T22:30:00Z “Especially now, where there’s more skepticism, especially on the Republicans’ side, I think that’s why they’re shifting to the jibs argument. Biden’s pitch for war spending: U.S. defense industry needs customers 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Once we’re clear of the port, the crew gets to work, hoisting the main sail, followed by the jib. The crew of the Flicka sets sail on Commencement Bay for a weekly race 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z With the Rhythm’s main sail fluttering in the breeze on that spring day, our crew began preparing the jib: the smaller, triangular-shaped sail attached near the bow. A landlubber recounts his all-hands-on-deck Mountaineers sailing course 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Because it was built for an ambassador, the house had a service kitchen behind a jib door when the current owners bought it in 2013. French-inspired Kalorama house for sale for $3.99 million 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z “There are enough people that like the cut of his jib that it’s still a net positive and makes him an acceptable face of the Democratic Party.” Biden hopes to boost Fetterman in Pennsylvania, midterm turf where the president feels at home 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Together, they produce, direct and edit video, as well as engineer audio, design lighting, book venues, find artists and operate technical equipment like jibs and Steadicams. How pandemic project Sessions in Place won an Emmy Award 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z I think we auditioned and they liked the cut of our jib. Ted Lasso’s Sudeikis helps raise funds for prosthetic limbs 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Once the jib was in place, we tried to tack toward a less windy spot, off Bainbridge Island near Port Madison. A landlubber recounts his all-hands-on-deck Mountaineers sailing course 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z People were chanting "jib, jib, jib", he said. Euro 2020: Met denies Wembley police operation failed 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Harvard just didn’t like the cut of their jib, it seemed. Edward Blum: Colleges shouldn’t use race as factor for admissions 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z “I liked the cut of Branthwaite’s jib last week against Villa,” says J. R. in Illinois. Sheffield United v Everton: Premier League – live! 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z I think we auditioned and they liked the cut of our jib. Ted Lasso’s Sudeikis helps raise funds for prosthetic limbs 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z The jib came around and pulled taut, and after a few clockwise spins to tighten with my winch, we were tacking toward our destination. A landlubber recounts his all-hands-on-deck Mountaineers sailing course 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Were I charitable, I might say I don’t like the cut of his jib. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Instead of ‘euthanizing’ pigs, let’s work to give them a better life 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z From such conversations, I’ve gleaned that, though some Republicans don’t like the cut of Trump’s jib, they long ago surrendered any hope of being reminded of George H.W. Opinion | Trump will survive impeachment — and be stronger for it 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Couch Slouch likes the cut of his committed jib. The Jacksonville Jaguars are your 2019 NFL Team of Destiny - The Washington Post 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z “You can't see his face but we could sort of see how he moved, the cut of his jib, so to speak. The angle of his beard, these things we could see,” he said. 'Jihadi John' was droned by US after his walk, beard gave him away in Raqqa, new doc claims 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Inside the auditorium, cameras were waiting: one on a robot jib, one on a harness, one at either end of the stage, two farther up the flanks, another moving on a ceiling track. Tim Cook’s Big Apple Circus 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Might as well jib the entire season off, nothing is going to top that. New mascot is man dressed as boiler 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z The banking industry, on the other hand, likes the cut of her jib. For consumer agency chief, Trump picks someone who's never stood up for consumers 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Instead, he mixed and matched with a variety of lobs and turns over rails and jibs with some cool grabs to match. Red Gerard, a 17-year-old snowboarding sensation from Colorado, wins first U.S. medal in South Korea 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z When the boat’s steering failed a second time, about 80 miles off the Venezuelan coast, and then the jib ripped in half, Page figured it was time to return to land. Cutting-Edge Science Honored by Star-Studded Breakthrough Prize Awards 2017-12-03T05:00:00Z He said videos of the collapse posted on social media showed a tower crane that appeared to have lost its jib or boom, though its mast was still standing. Huge crane atop Miami high-rise collapses in Irma’s winds 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z "A certain amount of talent, luck, a spine of steel, a ruthlessness of mind that does not jib at murder and patience," he replied. Obituary: Robert Hardy - BBC News 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z He does cut a more relaxed jib these days, Hamilton, and for all the bling, kudos to him too for his defence of Serena Williams in the face of Ilie Nastase’s nastiness. F1: Russian Grand Prix – live! 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z A video camera attached to the end of a twenty-foot jib hovered above them. The Recent History of Bombing the Shit Out of ’Em 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Five protesters spent the day on the arm, or jib, of the crane, while two chained themselves to the tower, blocking potential arrest efforts by police and preventing the crane operator from reaching the controls. Greenpeace protesters climb 270-foot crane in downtown D.C., disrupt traffic 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Plans also call for Jib Creek to open for skiers and boarders that want to catch some air or hit some jibs. Summit West at Snoqualmie begins winter operations Tuesday, and more terrain could open soon 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z The Delos crew sails under an image of a sitting Buddha on the jib and aims for a positive vibe. Office Hostage Escapes to Sail the Seas, Re-Creates Office 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Those big, dominolike slabs on the rear of the jib are a counterbalance so that the load doesn’t pull the crane over. The indispensable crane hoists the economy, along with steel, concrete and toilets 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z You swerved; you shied; you jibbed; you baulked. EU referendum live: Cameron teams up with rivals to accuse Leave campaign of 'con-trick' 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z And Trump already likes the cut of Newt’s jib. The Newt factor: Gingrich as Trump’s VP would be a scary, power-hungry monster 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Sure, I’ve never liked the cut of Cuban’s jib, but his jib is out-sailing my jib every day of the week. Couch Slouch: Mark Cuban needs to think before he speaks 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z "People are tested, the audience get them under pressure, to see the cut of their jib it really helps to create an impression either positive or negative." London Mayoral Elections: Candidates get TV grilling - BBC News 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z As we speak, the giant horizontal arm 10 stories above us, known as the jib, swoops across the beehive of construction below us, lifting steel, scaffolding and lumber essential to the miniature city being built. The indispensable crane hoists the economy, along with steel, concrete and toilets 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z You swerved; you shied; you jibbed; you baulked. EU referendum live: Cameron teams up with rivals to accuse Leave campaign of 'con-trick' 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Sears has entered into a partnership with North Sails, which makes the jibs for the catamarans used in the America’s Cup. Replica of schooner America set to begin epic tour 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z “I carry a picture of the jib around like it’s my kid,” she says. UCF students find passion in running late-night talk show 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z The hook is attached to the jib by trolley and the closer to the tower it is, the heavier the load it can bear. Crane operator makes long climb, gets high view of Davenport 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z They landed on the crane, spread themselves along the jib and perched on its cables. A murmuration of starlings can be something to shout about 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Here’s a test of fluency in the sartorial vernacular of Americans: You can read the tilt of a bill like the cut of a jib. The Common Man’s Crown 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z A 16-foot camera jib swept across the room to record the spectacle. In Iowa, Jeb Bush Risks Support With Unpopular Stances 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z “But now it’s a camera and tripod, a slider, a jib, a crane, aerial shots.” Drones: The next big thing in wedding photography, or a tacky intrusion? 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z The end result is especially impressive considering what we have to otherwise do to get that smooth a picture on our much pricier video cameras: no tracks, jibs, cranes, or crazy vets required. How to make your iPhone video look like a 'Terrence Malick student film' 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Cameras mounted on cranes and jibs show the action on big screens, and state troopers direct hundreds of cars into the packed lots. Where college football is a religion, and religion shapes college football But his isn’t a sailing family, and the things he does do because they’re “what our family does” don’t hold a candle to taking down the jib at the moment. Motherlode Blog: Judge the ‘Rebel Heart’ Sailboat Parents, or Envy Them? 2014-04-07T19:51:55Z It was like being hit by a telephone box full of concrete, swinging from the jib of a crane on a 50-foot wire. Jeremy Guscott: My top 10 centres 2014-03-12T14:38:16Z Also, the Park Crew at Summit Central Park built a new large jump feature, plus five jibs were added. Rain expected in mountains as temperatures warm 2014-03-07T00:51:32Z Called USA 76, the single-hulled boat with the mainsail and jib setup of a traditional sloop now serves as tour boat and the grinning guests aboard eagerly waived and yelled their hellos to the kiwis. Danger levels high for America's Cup sailors 2013-05-27T14:37:07Z Do you like the cut of Paul Weller's jib? Shazam taps into small-screen potential with 'companion app' for TV audiences 2013-03-30T17:44:48Z ALONGSIDE: A jib followed U.S. skier Kyle Smaine in the men's half pipe race at the Snowboard & Freestyle World Cup Super finals near Granada, Spain, Monday. Photos of the Day: March 25 2013-03-25T19:29:31Z The Meadows Shipyard park will feature several rails for early season jibbing. Ski report: Resorts opening around the state this week 2012-11-21T21:02:04Z A horse may be guilty of jibbing, bolting, kicking, or almost any other fault, through nervousness or timidity, but rearing is a vicious trick, and must be treated with prompt determination. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z The Myrtle, no longer impeded by the trailing wreckage, forged rapidly through the water, although she was now carrying foresail, staysail, and outer jib only. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z All her kites were stowed, and she began rounding into the wind, letting her jibs go as she came around. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z ALONGSIDE: A jib followed U.S. skier Kyle Smaine in the men's half pipe race at the Snowboard & Freestyle World Cup Super finals near Granada, Spain, Monday. Photos of the Day: March 25 2013-03-25T19:29:31Z "Oh, in England," the young man hurriedly explained; probably he was jibbing at the prospect of having to write a foreign name. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z If she got the smallest hint I fear she might jib. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z He was one of those unalloyed voices of clarity that did not trim its jib to suit the official line. China Dissident Fang Lizhi Dies 2012-04-07T21:31:35Z Oh, daddy," he cried, "look at her dear little jibs. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z The sea was rough from the effects of a storm that had swept those latitudes the day before, in which Captain Jones had lost his jib boom and two of his crew. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z His eyes hardened for a moment, like those of a groom who is being defied by a jibbing horse. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z At the least suggestion of the lash, she would jib and back, and nothing short of physical force would move her a step forward. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z But his sheets and halyards had been so shot away that not a sail could be set, except the flying jib. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z So we set all the little sails, but we did not get out from the sail locker that gafftopsail and the jibtopsail and that wonderful flying jib. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z She was under jib and trysail only, the intention of the crew being evidently, if it were possible, to work her to windward, and so keep her off shore. The Tree of Knowledge A Novel 2012-04-05T02:00:35.603Z Sometimes it and the light balloon jib filled and although the lower canvas would not draw, Columbine began to move. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z In the meantime he and some of the passengers got the jib up. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Perceiving that a young squire is receiving an initiatory lesson into the art of driving; or that a jibbing horse, or a race with an opposition coach, is endangering your existence. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z While the yacht, her jib to windward, rose and fell on the ocean swell without making any progress, everything was got ready for the carrying out of their design. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z She sat in a low easy-chair, and beside her was her own especial table, which held what she called her "jibs." Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z After a time, Marston and the paid hand set a smaller jib and hauled down the topsail, and when they had finished Bob stood on deck looking about. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z On the 26th July he weighed his anchor and hoisted his sails; his boat had one mast, a mainsail, and a jib. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z It was an ordinary New London whale-boat rigged with a mainsail, foresail, and a jib. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Her bowsprit is carried away, her foretopmast too, and her jib's streaming away like a flag. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z Both topmasts, and jib-boom, with all the small spars, were carried away; and her jib and topsails, although furled, were blown to pieces. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z In a few minutes they would clear the end of the mole, and when the jib was loose Marston looked aft. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Soon after our arrival we took up our quarters at the Three Cups Hotel, as the cabin would be required for the spare top-sails and jibs to be ready for shifting canvas in the race. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z We did not weigh the anchor until 5 p.m.; we set the whole mainsail, the mizzen, foresail, and second jib. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z "If you drift away too far, let draw your jib and sail up to us," shouted Allen, as he went away. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z She was coming up when he seized it, which almost threw him over it, and there was a bang like a rifle-shot as one of her streaming jibs was blown away. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Showers of spray beat into the hollow of the jib and the splashes that blew across the weather bow got heavier. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Zebedee wrenched the main sheet off the pin, and let the big sail fly; another loosed the jib. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z The Captain then ordered them to cut the cable, and the jib and fore topmast stay sail were hoisted to steer by. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z At four it was blowing so hard that they took two reefs in the mainsail and shifted jibs. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z She was not far ahead of them, with jib thrashed to ribands and the sea streaming from her swung-up side. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z A white comber rose to windward, there was a thud, and jib and short bowsprit vanished. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Again the chain rattled on the windlass; she broke out her foresail and her jib; I saw the water sparkle under her foot and stream out a creaming pennant in her wake. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z There was a death-like stillness in the ship till the Captain cried "up jib," and we left this long wished-for place. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z Gib, jib, n. the projecting arm of a crane: a wedge-shaped piece of metal holding another in place, &c.—v.t. to fasten with such. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Jimmy wondered what she was doing there in that weather with only one jib and a reefed boom foresail set, until his glasses showed him that her mainmast was broken off. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The blocks rattled as the jib went up, but the wind blew the noise away. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z In came the clouds of canvas, all but a reefed mainsail and foresail and a jib. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z The jib accordingly was hoisted, and the fore-topsail set with four reefs in it, and an attempt made to weigh anchor. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z Gibbet, jib′et, n. a gallows on which criminals were suspended after execution: the projecting beam of a crane.—v.t. to expose on a gibbet. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Her mainboom was down on her quarter, and she had only her foresail set and a little streaming jib. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Hull and sails were no longer blurred; their outline was getting sharp, and he noted that the balloon jib swelled in a gentle curve. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z She leaned over, under her closely reefed mainsail, with a mere apron of a jib, and sped away southerly at a rate which her square-rigged pursuer was not at all likely to rival. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z After much trouble in raising the anchors, we ran back, keeping the lead going, and running at a furious rate, under bare poles, excepting the head of the jib. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z Giblets, jib′lets, n.pl. the internal eatable parts of fowl, taken out before cooking it.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z "Fifteen what?" called back the lad, from forward behind the jib. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z The fresh breeze had dropped, although the sea had not yet gone down, and Marston had set the topsail and the balloon jib. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z They knew, at a glance, from the cut of my jib, that they had struck a bonanza. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z “We’ll let the staysail lie and run her with the jib.” The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Jib′-boom, a boom or extension of the bowsprit, on which the jib is spread; Jib′-door, a door flush with the outside wall, intended to be concealed.—The cut of one's jib, appearance. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z We were running close-hauled and fast, dipping and slapping; the mainsail stretched stiffly over the boat, reefed still, and the jib was as taut as a board. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z One or two hauled down the foresail, one or two trimmed the jibs aback, and Marston helped the others at the Burton tackle to hoist out the gig. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z Now, if your sheets are shipshape, up with the jib and foresail. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z They set the jib and broke out the anchor. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Why, bother my old wig, if they ain’t as like as two whalers, same rig, too, from top to bottom, same cut from jib to binnacle. Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z The Osprey could stand rough weather, as I well knew, and when we hauled up the mainsail, and set the jib and foresail, I felt happy for the first time that day. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z The men had secured the boom; but the schooner's bows looked bare and he remembered the jibs had blown away. Wyndham's Pal 2012-04-04T02:00:54.360Z No, the boat was well steered, and the sails lowered just at the right time, the mainsail neatly and smartly furled, and covered as neatly, and the jib stowed. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z They held her there, with the jib aback, while they hauled the canoe on board, which was not an easy task, and then with difficulty hove down a reef in the mainsail. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Others shy and jib at everything that comes within sight. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z We had plenty of sail on the vessel, jib, stayforesail, topsail, fore and aft foresail, and mainsail. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z Tom also told me we were under close-reefed topsails and storm jib, and that if it came on to blow a bit more, we should be scudding under bare poles. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z The fore and main topsails were close-reefed, the storm stay-sails and jib set, and the guns, boats, and hatches properly secured. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z He scrambled towards the bowsprit, which, having lost its principal support, swayed upward, in peril of being torn away by the sagging jib. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Towards morning the wind had increased to a gale, and we were running before it under our small, closely reefed mainsail and a trifle of jib. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z “You’re safe, old girl, if you jib at a little thing like that.” Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z They set the big gaff mainsail and Harry sculled her out of the cove before he hoisted the jib. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z To the latter he bent the head of the jib. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Then he sat down to gather breath—for the work had been cruelly heavy—before he let the cable run and hoisted the jib. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z On leaving the Crown Inn yard, Matilda made an ugly “jib,” which almost resulted in a serious accident to the whole expedition. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z Down′-haul, a rope by which a jib, &c., is hauled down when set.—adjs. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z When they came to the jib Mr. Oliver stood up on the deck looking about him. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Thanking his lucky stars that he was not dependent upon the indifferent seamanship of the lascars, he went for'ard with the jib which Preston had to relinquish as a covering. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z Standing in closer, he saw that there were two men in the craft, and driving down upon her he backed the jib and ran alongside. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z To be capsized in a dogcart by a jibbing horse would be bad enough, but with our great conveyance it would mean something akin to shipwreck. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z With the help of a mini jib, he would swing the camera in graceful arcs. In Food Commercials, Flying Doughnuts and Big Budgets 2011-10-08T18:30:13Z At that moment Harry, who had been too busy to notice what was going on, hauled up the weather sheet of the jib. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The next task was to set the jib as a trysail. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z "Starboard horizontal rudder has jibbed, sir," announced one of the crew. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z I've known worse things done by coves I wouldn't have thought it of; but by the cut of your jib I should say you was capable of a good lot. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z “Shiver my jib, as sailors say in books, if I wouldn’t like to go along with both of you!” The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z It was more important that he should nevertheless realize that it was his business to trim the jib over when this was necessary. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Elsewhere in the boat were a small compass, a water-beaker about three-quarters full, spare oars, baler, boat-hook, grapnel, and a jib and mizzen sails, besides the lug that had already been set. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z She had a torn jib and topsails set—strips of sail that looked absurdly small by comparison with the foam-lapped hull, but they were bearing her on at tremendous speed. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z His head was tied up in a silk handkerchief; and his feet was shoved into slippers that flapped up and down when he walked and sounded like a slack jib in a light breeze. The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z If you are going through with the thing, it’s no good jibbing at obstacles. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z He could see the frothy seas beneath the black curve of the jib, but for what seemed a very long while there was nothing else. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Already the tent had been rigged amidships, while the jib—useless, or nearly so, while running—had been employed as a sun-screen for Preston. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z The rig was to be fore and aft, a mainsail and jib; the mast and gaff, or as they called it, the yard, were already finished. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z At cocoa's bland nutritious nibs My palate obstinately jibs; And coffee, when I like it best, Plays utter havoc with my rest. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 31, 1916 2011-08-09T02:00:23.527Z The girls and Walter watched the operation of getting up the anchor and of setting the foresail and jib. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z Then they floundered aft and dragged in the mainsheet with all their might, after which Mr. Oliver jumped for the helm again, while the boys flattened in the jib. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Over this was spread the mizzen sail, the ends of the ridge-tent being enclosed by means of the jib and a couple of oilskin jackets. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z But one thing they had overlooked—the sheets, or ropes for the jib, must work through something, and they had not provided any staples. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z To see old Zwaartland then holding his ground, never for one moment turning or wavering while the others backed jibbed and swayed and dragged him staggering backwards, made one’s heart ache. Jock of the Bushveld 2011-08-04T02:00:24.987Z The foresail had been run down and the jib lowered, but the great mainsail, with its huge, brightly painted sprit, was still standing. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z Harry was busy forward just then with the mooring chain in his hand and the loose jib thrashing about him, while the big mainboom jerked over Mr. Oliver's head as he sat at the helm. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Now go and help that fellow to take a pull at the jib.” Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z “I believe it’s the jib,” said Bevis, as they sailed for the quarry side once more. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z But we had no time to spare, especially as for this stage we had a bad, shying, jibbing horse, and a perfect fool of a driver. Three in Norway by Two of Them 2011-07-10T02:00:15.900Z All feeling left me, and my head was beginning to swim, when I bethought me of plunging him into the folds of the jib, which was furled on the boom. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z We must box her round with the jib. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Slip the hawser, and haul up the jib and staysail. Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z But our old parson! he's an entirely different cut in the jib. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z Once they begin jumping all will follow, but should the foremost happen to jib, then the morning’s work will be a hard one indeed. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z There stood the port watch, grouped round the mate, gazing upward at the sail they had just been setting, the jib. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z She stretched across, however, and, rounding her up close beneath a dark rock, they hauled the jib to windward and waited. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z If ever they are guilty of jibbing, or like "poor jades Lob down their heads," investigation is sure to reveal an injudicious cross too recent to be obliterated by the persistent pony strain. The Welsh Pony Described in two letters to a friend 2011-07-02T02:00:10.773Z And Leo Martinez, 15, a newcomer to sailing from Brooklyn, controlled the jib. Taking a Spin on the Hudson, and Earning Course Credit, Too 2011-06-27T03:09:11Z And the more I sees of him the better the cut of his jib seems to suit me. J. Poindexter, Colored 2011-06-11T02:00:11.257Z She had a hull like the half of an egg cut lengthways, and was propelled by an enormous white sail of lateen shape, or almost like one of our jibs. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z After that he set the jib and the sloop slid gently away with the wind abeam of her. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z I’ll trim your jib right now and make the job complete.” The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z I turned for one more glimpse of the dreadful vessel, and as I looked she began to haul down her jibs. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z For ten minutes odd he alternately Honked and Maisied, till, as my ribald informant put it, the deck rang with noises reminiscent of a jibbing motor-car. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z We got the mainsail down directly, and ran along under the jib, and then, as we expected, ran aground alongside of her. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z If we did, I'm not sure we could get her to fall off again—one of the jibs is torn to ribands and the other's split. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Then: Crack! from aloft, and crack! went the jibboom, and the flying jib was off and away to leeward like a bat. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z A kind of jib crane of great height on a movable platform was used to hoist a cage containing fifteen or twenty men on to the wall. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z “You can run down the staysail and outer jib so she’ll not fall to leeward all at once,” he said. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z In a short time we stowed all our belongings, and set sail—mainsail, jib, and topsail—the spread of canvas rather startling Wynne, who had only been used to sea yachts. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z When he loosed a rope the jib ran partly down its stay, and then jammed, filling out and emptying with sudden shocks that shook the stout spar beneath it and the reeling mast. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z This promised to complicate matters; but Moran was already endeavoring to change the jib for a smaller one, and Jimmy sprang to his assistance. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z In a few moments the yacht was stripped to her two topsails, spanker, and jib. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z The “Ventura,” rolling lazily, was running before it with only her boom-foresail and two jibs set, but now and then the crest of a sea that surged past lapped her rail. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z These enormous jibs are horrible things to have to work. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z Then the boys set the jib as she drew out from the beach, and Frank noticed that the other men were hoisting sail upon their boat as fast as they could manage it. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Then he crawled on board, and when he and Moran had set a smaller jib it was high time to reef the mainsail; but they spent a few moments in gathering strength for the task. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Deprived of her jib, the lugger broached to, and once more presented her broadside to the yacht. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z The gentle breeze filled the canvas, and for half an hour the jib lay over the side, while the fishing-boat scudded along like a startled bird. She's All the World to Me 2011-04-09T02:00:16.923Z The breeze filled the canvas, and for half an hour the jib lay over the side, while the fishing-boat scudded along like a startled bird. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z "It's an extra big jib we carry in light winds, but it makes a good spinnaker," he said. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The jib, however, must be hauled down; and with a hoarse shout to Moran, Jimmy lowered himself from the bowsprit until he felt the wire bobstay under his feet. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The shot, taking a slightly ascending course, struck beneath the bowsprit, tore it from its bed with its jib, and lodged in the mainmast ten feet from the deck, nearly severing it in two. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z Once clear of it the jib was hoisted, and she began to glide out of the harbor before a gentle, off-shore breeze. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z As I said this, Bob put his helm down, whilst I hauled the jib sheet to windward, and then I sprang aft again to the gun. The Secret of the Sands The "Water Lily" and her Crew 2011-03-10T03:00:43.810Z They let the jib fly, and jumping for the mainsheet hauled with all their might, while Jake helped them with one hand as the boat came up to the wind. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Sitting to windward, he could see the gently rounded deck run forward to the curve of the lifted bows, and, above them, the tall, hollowed triangle of the jib. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z She will bear her spanker close reefed, and a hand's breadth of the jib, Mr. Howel. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z Off these the yacht had already dropped her jib and come to anchor. Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast 2011-03-24T02:00:12.337Z The engines raced in reverse, and the Pole Star swung with her dainty jib boom groping through the fog like an antenna. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z She rolled wildly with her big mainsail squared right out and the jib, which hung slack, dripping water. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z After all, we’re conservative in the West, for you’ll still find people sticking to the old big jib, though it’s an awkward sail in a breeze. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z "Let go the jib and spanker," he now shouted, in an energetic tone. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z Again she jibbed and would not utter a syllable to bring me into it. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z She pointed over the taper jib boom of the Pole Star. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Then when they had trimmed the jib over Mr. Oliver put up his helm and the sloop drove on again into the darkness with shortened sail. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z A few minutes later the yacht swung off her course to the east, and they set the foresail and two jibs. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Go forward and set the jib at once. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z The next minute Tom had set the jib, and by this time the 'Fay' was approaching the breakwater at a great pace. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z The moon showed as a silver disk directly over the frosted jib boom, and the sun had been blotted from the view. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Each of them seized a paddle and the boy had a momentary glimpse of the sloop rolling with her slackened mainsail thrashing to and fro, while Harry struggled to haul the jib to weather. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Hurriedly setting a small jib, they stood out for open sea. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Flinging ourselves flat on the deck, George called out to the canoes, which were now paddling quickly after us, and told them who we were, at the same time lowering our jib and foresail. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z Whenever I got to that point my thoughts jibbed. A Woman's Experience in the Great War 2011-02-26T03:00:48.257Z Helen Marr and the Ice Pilot moved aft and stood by the taffrail as the ship glided on with its jib boom parallel to the sombre Greenland shore. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z You can let up and get that jib off her. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z Jimmy heard the jib being hauled aback and the mainsheet got in, and she was hove to, rising and falling with an easy lurch, when Moran dropped through the scuttle. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z A man will bravely face death at the hands of his foe, but he will jib at the idea of being "snuffed out" by his own side. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z It is rigged with jib, foresail, mainsail, and driver. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Stirling stepped back a foot or more and watched the jib boom of the ship as it hung steady above the dark waters, then staggered toward the cabin companion. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Then jamming his feet against a ledge with the deck sloping away beneath him he struggled furiously to hoist the jib, while disjointed cries reached him from the helmsman. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z They all look like well-drilled fellows, with clean jibs, straight backs and honest mugs. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z This she did most neatly but none the less completely by running her nose into the resistless structure of the jibbing seaplane. Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War 2011-02-24T03:01:02.917Z She held down her head for a minute or two, and then suddenly, as it were, rallying, she cried out, "The boat is laboring too much for'ard, Loony; set the jib on her!" The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z The fore, main, and mizzen sails filled and billowed and the foretopmast staysail and jib held the following wind. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Her bowsprit and two torn jibs above it were high in the air, and her black boom-foresail all bunched up, with its gaff, which had swung down, jammed against the foremast shrouds. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The seaman who executed the order was struck while on the jib boom by a shell or solid shot and disembowelled. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z He had jibbed at the thought of that photograph of Lassigny, propped for her opening eye. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z You always jibbed at the thought of marriage, and were silent about it; but you talked freely enough about our life together. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z Upon what seas would they force the taper jib boom? The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Since that time Marshall had been pursuing his vocation with a sort of canoe, or "dugout," thirty-one feet in length and five feet in width, carrying three sails—main, fore and jib. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z As the vessels were making their seventh circle the foretrysail and two jibs were ordered set. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z I've picked up a rope; I shall fasten it round his neck; and, if he jibs, he'll feel a sharp tug to recall him to the true state of things. The Woman of Mystery 2011-01-15T03:00:36.260Z Moreover, Belle saw him off, saying as he mounted the dog-cart:— "Don't be upset by Lady Isabelle's defection this afternoon, Jack; the most trustworthy little mare will sometimes jib, just before taking a desperate leap." Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z A dark slab of muck tuck, or blubber, was dangling from her stumpy jib boom. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The storm, however, kept increasing at a fearful rate; the wind was blowing a real hurricane; all sails, even the jib, had to be reefed. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z The end of the jib boom was the last to disappear beneath the waters, and the career of the famous cruiser was ended forever. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z With a speed that amazed Penny, she trimmed the main and jib sheets flat amidships, placing the tiller a little to starboard. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z Control by two special jibs which work inward. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 2011-01-04T03:01:14.690Z The taper jib boom pointed down the narrow strait and sheered in time to meet the first rollers of the Gulf of Anadir. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z She was barkentine rigged, with long lower masts, which enabled her to carry large fore-and-aft sails, as jibs and try-sails, which are of so much importance to a steamer, in so many emergencies. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z “Keep his head straight; don’t let him jib.” Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z The rigging has been overhauled, and Pop came through at the last minute with a new jib sail. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z “Then why are you dowsing your jib like that?” Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z He turned their screw, adjusted the focus for his eyes, and swept the open Gulf of Anadir and the Bering beyond the jib boom. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z All hands were turned up, and the close reefs were taken, both in topsails and trysails; the jib hauled down and stowed, and the top-gallant yards sent down from aloft. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z The jib is a sharp, violent turn and requires a strong stomach. How to Turn a Service Business into a Product Business 2010-11-16T17:24:00Z They feature fractional rigs, meaning their jib is 75 percent of their mast height, forming an imperfect triangle. America?s Cup Reunion Revels in 12-Meter Era 2010-09-19T00:59:00Z “Quick, Bart, run up the jib while I cut the rope.” Commodore Junk 2010-12-20T17:12:13.450Z A misted sun rose in the north and east, directly before the taper jib boom of the Pole Star. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z I don’t like the erratic cut of his jib. Chicago News Cooperative: Ramirez vs. Konerko? That?s a No-Brainer 2010-09-03T01:13:00Z To view the jib park layout or to find out about the logo design contest, go to www.skicrystal.com. • The Wild Steelhead Coalition Fall BBQ and Film Premier "Eastern Rises" is 6 p.m. Crystal Mountain will feature new gondola, terrain park 2010-08-22T02:12:00Z In the commotion the jib sheets have become tangled around the winch. Cowes Sails Into the Future 2010-08-05T23:42:00Z The bottom of the Showcase t-bar will be jib central with features for beginner to intermediate skiers and snowboarders. It's summer, but you can still hit the slopes 2010-07-04T00:15:00Z The taper jib boom swung toward the open lane to the north and east and ice floes ground under the stem. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The cut of these teams' jib commands your support. The World Is Watching the World Cup 2010-06-03T21:00:00Z Liverpool, Spurs and Manchester United are all believed to like the cut of the South African's jib. Football transfer rumours: Jos? Mourinho in ?100m Madrid spree? 2010-05-24T07:49:00Z Many voters told the opinion pollsters after the first two debates that they liked the cut of his jib. Highly debatable 2010-04-28T21:18:00Z I like the cut of your jib, my lad; and, if you perform as well as you promise, I've no doubt you'll make a smart fellow yet. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 They came into view again and stood upon a shelf which was directly over the taper jib boom of the ship. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z "Dagmar, don't be absurd," protested her sister, with a provocative glance at her jibbing lover. A Poached Peerage To this had been added a mast, a sail, a jib and other fixtures so that the structure was a cross between a raft and a schooner. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies The Merrymaid was constantly adopting little disguises of the sort, running sometimes under barked sails, sometimes under white, and alternating between a jib and a gaff-topsail with a square head. Beggars on Horseback After getting under weigh we proceeded but slowly, having no other sails left but the two jibs and the main-sail. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... The jib boom swung off toward a lower shelf of ice, and the crash that followed as the stout sheathing cut through the floes drove the Russians to their knees. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z The doomed sail was beaten here and there in the fierce wind; the jib was blown to tatters. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories Look here, We will build a craft of some twenty tons, and then we can make a main-sail, a fore-sail, and a jib out of that cloth. Abandoned The barometer was falling rapidly, in spite of the stiller air, and he had had the royals and outer jib and gaff-topsail stowed. Beggars on Horseback In heaving the vessel through the passage we broke our largest anchor, and finding it impossible to save her, hoisted the jib and ran her on shore. Journal of Voyages Containing an Account of the Author's being Twice Captured by the English and Once by Gibbs the Pirate... The ship swung her jib boom toward the land and began drifting ashore. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z He'll kick, jib, order you out of the house, but he will knuckle under in the long run. Hard Pressed The pilot made no reply, but gave orders to set the jib, as she was laboring too much by the head. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) They set the jib and shook out the reefs in the mainsail, and the Merrymaid answered to it like a racehorse to the whip. Beggars on Horseback Governor, you and Jack Spaniard hoist the flying jib. No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone This thrilling summons was sufficient to banish even sea-sickness, and a few minutes later the yacht, under mainsail and jib, was slowly drawing away from the dangerous though still unseen reef. Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 I thought that he had been a Methodist parson, by the cut of his jib. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Vol. II. And Hull sang out, "To quarters, men, For the foe we seek is there, By the look of her lines and the cut of her jib I know the Guerrière!" Harper's Round Table, October 8, 1895 The jib I left standing, knowing that it would help to keep the vessel out of the trough, even if it did little or no good in the way of forcing the bark ahead. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 The light canvas was taken in, every thing made snug on board, two trusty men sent to the wheel, and, under a close-reefed jib and mainsail, the yacht dashed over the waves after the pirate. No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone The gale freshening to a downright storm, we were, as I was afterwards told, compelled to run before it under a storm jib. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois So he had the ship made snug under close-reefed main-topsail, a storm jib, and a rag of spanker. Harper's Round Table, June 18, 1895 With nothing but the small jib, the Tankadere was almost lifted out of the water by the tempest. Round the World in Eighty Days By the time that I had settled away the topsail-halyards and pulled the jib down the boat was alongside, and her late occupants were tumbling over the rail. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 And then, before he was aware Just what he was about, A fearful wind did straightway tear His jib and mainsail out. Harper's Round Table, April 30, 1895 I like the cut of the boy’s jib, so say yes or no—how is it to be? Seven Frozen Sailors Look! in go her sweeps, for she has made sail, and is standing on the same course as ourselves, keeping way with us under her foresail, mainsail, and jib. The Ruined Cities of Zululand He staggered to the deck, dragging a jib sail after him. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers Next I ran up the jib, sheeted it down, and raced aft to the wheel. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 Possibly more than one sail was raised in light wind, on the mast, and perhaps another small sail, something like the modern jib, was raised at the bow. The Bible Story Well, my lads, Rhoda, at this, went off on the starboard tack, for fear I should make out the cut of her jib. Seven Frozen Sailors “Up with the helm, ease off the jib sheets, fill the main-topsail,” were the words of command given the moment the Malay pilot touched the deck and walked aft. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The aim of the Britishers was poor, for not a missile came within ten feet of the deck, but the jib and mainsail looked like a sieve. The Minute Boys of Boston Defender, when she has her mainsail, her jib, her jib topsail, her staysail, and her working topsail up, carries 12,000 square feet of canvas. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 The mast and jib were painted a dark blue and the base was polished and varnished. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks The jibs of transporters are often made to slide forward, or lift up, so as to be out of the way when not in use. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Hauling down his foresail under his mainsail and jib, the piratical craft came sweeping up with the diminished sail. The Ruined Cities of Zululand The chief had always been a decent sort, he had imagined, and here he was jibbing at a little thing like this. Command And when she substitutes for these working-sails her balloon jib, her club topsail, and puts out her spinnaker she almost doubles that area. Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 A carriage travels along the jib, being kept at the required distance by a cord passing over a wheel at the end of the jib. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks Here the jib, superstructure and post are all united in one piece, which revolves in a foundation well, being supported at the bottom by a toe-step and near the ground level by horizontal rollers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" As the mainsail rose creaking he broke out the jib with his own hand, then with one stroke of his knife severed the manila mooring-rope, and the Espirita fell off slowly ahead of the breeze. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure It is only the jib, darling, and we shall be better without it. A Rent In A Cloud She was ketch-rigged, with six sails—mainsail, foresail, two jibs, two topsails. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North A cord and pulley keep the jib at a proper angle with the mast. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks This type of crane used to be in great favour, in consequence of the great clearance it gives under the jib, but it is expensive and requires very heavy foundations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The jib was hoisted with a reef in it, Owen holding the sheet, while the smuggler ran aft and took the helm. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 About eight a.m., in the midst of the lagoon, their cutter had capsized in jibbing. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) In a storm like that, the mainsail, jib and mast of this luckless smack went over the side. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North A projecting arm, or jib, is fastened to the mast by a clasp of heavy tin. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks Dock-side jib cranes for working general cargo are almost always made portable, in order to enable them to be placed in correct position in regard to the hatchways of the vessels which they serve. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Owen let go the sheet, and the jib fluttered loosely out as they ran through a narrow passage into smooth water behind the sea-wall, and made fast to a flight of steps. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 1 The mainsail had been carried away, but the jib still drew her sluggishly along, and Fran�ois and the woman swam astern and worked the rudder with their hands. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Some of 'em don't seem to know the spanker boom from the jib. Doubloons—and the Girl Fancy my son’s chauffeur jibbing at my questions! Cynthia's Chauffeur This type is usually fitted with a very high jib, so as to lift goods in and out of high-sided vessels. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Great fools are like jibbing horses; it's hard to make them move; but once they have been got to move, they trot merrily along the way they are wanted to go. Weird Tales, Vol. II. Quickly getting out of breath, flagging again and again, progress slackens, jibs at obstacles, or lies down in the road like a lazy mule. The Forerunners The rig resembles that of some of Josiah Fox’s designs for Jeffersonian gunboats—double-enders designed to sail in either direction but without the jibs. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran O, I can tell easy enough," said Zac, "by the cut of her jib. The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia For dock-side jib cranes the use of electric power is making rapid strides. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Her mainmast's gone by the board, Down come topsail and jib! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 Draw the jib,” he cried a moment later; and then to Huish, “Give me the wheel again, and see if you can coil that sheet.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston Rigged with two lateen sails and two jibs, the ship sailed either end first. Fulton's "Steam Battery": Blockship and Catamaran I shouldn’t make so sure of getting her, only she cottoned to the cut of your jib. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) The type of Classification. this class is the ordinary jib crane. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The wind, however, coming to blow very fresh from the eastward, with thick and foggy weather, it became necessary to reef the mainsail and set the second jib. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) Perhaps, if it had been worded "my lawful son," Themis would have jibbed. When Ghost Meets Ghost I knew the cut of its jib whenever it was put down. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) All along the Brompton Road he pursued her with his nose like the jib of a ship. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman This simple form of crane thus embodies the essential elements of foundation, post, framework, jib, tie-rods and gearing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" That wheel, there, is lashed over; they've paid out the mains'l enough to starboard, and set the jib properly to port. Wings of the Wind "It's only the first lap yet, and 'Maggie' sometimes jibs a bit when she passes the Remount Depôt." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. CLVIII, January 7, 1920 This rather brought Hezekiah to his oats—he riz, tottering and feeble, on his shaky pins, and crawled forward to get up the jib. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes The sails were shaken loose, the mainsail slowly spread its dazzling expanse to the sun, the jib and jigger were trimmed, and the anchor came up with a short rush. Wild Oranges The derrick crane introduces a problem for which many solutions have been sought, that of preventing the load from being lifted or lowered when the jib is pivoted up or down to alter the radius. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" The day after, I got up a jib, and then crowned the whole by hoisting the American flag to the top of the mast. John Whopper The Newsboy The schooner trembled to her keel under the reverse; but next moment, the other sails still drawing, the jib flapped back again, and hung idle. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) But it was no kind of use in talking, for Hezekiah could not raise the jib; and his imperfect nautical knowledge, under such a snarl, completely bewildered and disgusted him with the prospect. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes “Get up the anchors,” he called; “reef down the jigger and put on a handful of jib.” Wild Oranges We took in the last reef, hauled down our jib, and, with ominous faces, saw ourselves in ten minutes more among the cross seas and breakers. Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 The beast, inspired with a blind hatred of Culpepper, was jibbing across the terrace, close at hand. The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court The jibs I speedily doused and brought tumbling to the deck; but the mainsail was a harder matter. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) Yes, I know him; I knew him as soon as I got the cut of his jib coming aboard. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes The wind blows warm and the wind blows fair, Oh, the wind blows westerly–– Our jibs are up and our anchor’s in, For the Duncan’s going to sea. The Seiners The cruiser had come down under an easy spread of canvas, wearing a jib, three topsails, fore, main, and mizzen, and her spanker. Due South or Cuba Past and Present My syndicate jibbed, and I––well, here I am, a cattleman––you see cattle haven’t the speed of automobiles, but they mostly do what’s expected. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country The Hispaniola was under her main-sail and two jibs, and the beautiful white canvas shone in the sun like snow or silver. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) I explained the mysteries of the jib and he caught on instantly. Our Next-Door Neighbors I found her with jibs up and paying off. The Seiners Out of the darkness ahead came the fluttering of canvas, and soon Caliban's hoarse croak rang aft: "Hoist away th' jib!" The Pirate Woman The vessel swung with the tide from its moorings, the jib and mainsail filled with the breeze, and glided away. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance I had scarce gained a position on the bowsprit, when the flying jib flapped and filled upon the other tack, with a report like a gun. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) “Up jib an’ fores’l,” he sung out, “and sway ’em flat! The Harbor of Doubt Other seiners, with boats astern and dories on deck, were coming in; jumbo, jib, fore and reefed mainsail generally, and all plunging gloriously with a harbor near at hand. The Seiners She ducked and dived and plunged and snorted and reared and jibbed like a veritable cocktailed nag of the true old Irish breed. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule If Minky, who recently had jibbed at trading gold, had suddenly eased the market, well, it was “up to him.” The Twins of Suffering Creek "Going about" is just the opposite of jibbing. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 She started under jib, jumbo, fore and mains’l, with the wind a little on her port quarter and every fiber of her yearning to go. The Harbor of Doubt The King Philip, another fast beauty, made her 106 bow and dipped her jibs to her mates in harbor. The Seiners She left the yards peaceably enough, but jibbed at the river ford. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana The Forward under her topsails, jib, and foresail, sailed on towards Cape Farewell. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras Morgan repeated the words to show that he understood them, and just then Beardsley came up, having seen the useless jib brought on deck and stowed away. Marcy The Blockade Runner The windlass grunted and whined as the schooner came up on her hawser with a thump, and overhead a useless jib slatted and rattled. The Harbor of Doubt Down came jib, down came jumbo, over splashed the anchor. The Seiners The sea-breeze has caught our craft; let them run up the inner jib, and see that she does not foul her anchor.' The Pirate, and The Three Cutters A quarter of an hour later each one had taken his place on board of the launch, which sailed out of Altamont Harbor under mainsail and jib. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras "I seen the jib flying in the wind and the rail ripped up, and you and the old man was standing right there." Marcy The Blockade Runner It is simply a small reserve fund for the men of the fleet if they should need anything––a new gaff, for instance, or a jib, or grub. The Harbor of Doubt I leaped to give them more painter, and “Draw away your jib––draw away your jumbo,” came from aloft. The Seiners The small boat predominating in the area was a modified yawl that had sprits for mainsail and topsail, a jib set up to the stem head, a centerboard, and waterways along the sides. The Migrations of an American Boat Type The hawser was cut, and we wore round under our jib; the top-sails were hoisted and filled out before the breeze, and we began our voyage toward home. Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 Presently they were under way for the Heavenly Home, and, having come safely aboard, hauled up the mainsail, set the jib and were about to slip the anchor. Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys Like Code, the first thing Nat did, when his schooner had come up into the wind with jib and foresail on the run, was to take a dory ashore. The Harbor of Doubt We did not start out to race, but gradually, as we found ourselves 204 jogging along side by side, jibs were drawn away and sheets began to be trimmed. The Seiners Sprits were used instead of booms, and there was sometimes a short bowsprit, carrying a jib. The Migrations of an American Boat Type The jib is fitted to the cab by means of a wire passed through the sides, and two guy-ropes are arranged as shown. Boys' Book of Model Boats Up with the flying jib, and trim aft them starboard jib and staysail sheets! Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life He had hardly uttered them when down came the great balloon jib of the Nettie B. At once the Lass began to gain in great leaps and bounds. The Harbor of Doubt This brought their excitement to a speedy end: they carefully hid their sacks in the folds of the jib that lay on the deck near the tourists, and strolled away. A Tangled Tale Ah, my friend, I know the cut of your jib, I fancy. Captain Dieppe You then hem the backs and also the foot of the jib. Boys' Book of Model Boats The man-of-war had for an hour or more crept well to windward, and then, wearing round, she came down close upon the wind under royals, and her three jibs and spanker as flat as boards. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life Half an hour later there came a great sound of tearing like the volley of small arms, and the Lass’s balloon jib ripped loose and soared to heaven like some gigantic wounded bird. The Harbor of Doubt With these words he moved away, and began giving orders to the men, who were preparing to hoist the jib. A Tangled Tale That accounts for the cut of her jib. The Tale of Timber Town The jib is marked out in the same manner, and, as illustrated, the lines representing the positions of the batten sleeves are drawn. Boys' Book of Model Boats A week or two more, and she was fitted with a single mast, stepped well in the bows, for a jib and one square lug-sail. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life “Bend on balloon jib!” snapped Schofield when he had considered the task before him. The Harbor of Doubt Pausing long enough to let go the jib halyards, and just as the Reindeer cleared and began to drift astern, I leaped aboard the junk with a line and made fast. Tales of the Fish Patrol There was no complaint ever made of his jibbing again. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid In case she does not point well to windward when beating, the yachtsman should try a smaller jib, or he can slacken the foresail-sheet. Boys' Book of Model Boats But above all, his tongue—the weird, corrupt, barbarous Sanscrit ‘patter’ or ‘jib,’ known only to himself and to those of his blood—is the keynote of his strange life. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement He had got the jib and mainsail up, and they caught what little breeze there was stirring. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill I cast off at once, and, leaving the jib down, steered a course for George's junk. Tales of the Fish Patrol When a horse jibs in harness, it is generally from some mismanagement, excitement, confusion, or from not knowing how to pull, but seldom from any unwillingness to perform all that he understands. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid Mr. Pomper, his name wuz, and we all 96 used him well, though I didn’t like “the cut of his jib,” to use a nautical term which I consider appropriate at a watering-place. Samantha at Coney Island and a Thousand Other Islands The sloop, under three reefs and a storm jib, began to make rough weather of it, staggering up and down the long slopes in an aimless, dizzy fashion that made Jeremy and Bob very unhappy. The Black Buccaneer In fact, as the Flyaway was going dead before the wind, it was quite apparent that no amount of trimming would make the jib draw. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill I ran up the jib and followed with the Reindeer. Tales of the Fish Patrol Horses are taught the dangerous vice of baulking, or jibbing, as it is called in England, by improper management. A New Illustrated Edition of J. S. Rarey's Art of Taming Horses With the Substance of the Lectures at the Round House, and Additional Chapters on Horsemanship and Hunting, for the Young and Timid Took in the top-gallant sails, and reefed the topsails, and took in the jib and spanker. The Wreck on the Andamans Bonnet now ordered an extra jib to be broken out, and had the sloop brought around on the port tack so that her course, instead of running opposite to the stranger's, would obliquely cross it. The Black Buccaneer There was something uncommonly amusing to this little shaver in the cut of a man’s jib who could not speak good Norwegian. The Land of Thor As soon as the topgallant-sails were furled the upper spars were sent down, then the courses were clewed up and two of her jibs taken off her. A Chapter of Adventures The wind still increasing, at seven the first reef in the mainsail was also taken in, jibs shifted, and the bowsprit reefed. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition "We done gone!" exclaimed Cyd, as he walked aft, when he had secured the jib sheet. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives As this new piece filled out, it proved to be a great balloon jib, which increased her sail area by nearly half. The Black Buccaneer Ah! there’s the sheets of the jib still stickin’ to the sail; and then there’s the handspike and our two oars. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea Have you got the jib hooked on to the traveller? A Chapter of Adventures In a few seconds we slipped our moorings, and jib, foresail, and gaff-topsail were hauled out to the wind, and the main tack dropped, sooner than I have written it. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition As soon as sail was thus reduced, the sheets of the jib and mainsail were secured, and the schooner lay down to her work, dashing through the water at a furious rate. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives The Tiger was carrying topsails and both jibs, with a single reef in her fore and main sails. The Black Buccaneer I can tell the cut o’ some o’ their jibs. The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea The topmast was lowered, small jib and foresail got up, and two reefs put in the mainsail; then they began to get up the anchor. A Chapter of Adventures "Blow, sweet breeze," said D——, half to himself, half aloud; and casting his eyes, alternately from the flying jib and foresail to the swelling gaff-topsail, stooped down and looked under the boom at the land. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition The bonnet had been taken off the jib, and a reef put in the mainsail; but she could not much longer carry this sail, and at dark she was put under a close-reefed foresail. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives With sunset the breeze lightened perceptibly, and Job ordered the reefs shaken out of the fore and mainsails and an extra jib set. The Black Buccaneer By the time that the catamaran had arrived alongside the cutter, the latter’s anchor was down and the jib and foresail taken in. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure “Cut of the jib, sir—cut of the jib,” said the old man. Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop "Ay, the anchor's away," said the Consul; and the yacht, with flapping jib, began to move, like a colossal swan with erected crest, proudly through the water. A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition "Stand by the moorings, Cyd, and have your jib halyards ready!" said Dandy, as he took his place at the tiller. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives "Stand by now to set the main jib!" The Black Buccaneer To rig this singular-looking craft with an enormous mainsail and jib was no very difficult matter, the wreckage alongside furnishing him with the requisite spars, canvas, and rigging. Dick Leslie's Luck A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure Loose all sail, and brace your yards aback and full— Ready jib to pay her off and heave short all! The Seven Seas I saw the canting jibs when young, Of saintly, sulky misery; Yet poked I melancholy’s ribs, And said it isn’t so wi’ me. Revised Edition of Poems "Now, have your jib halyards ready, and stand by the moorings," said Dandy. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives She carried fore and main top-sails of the old, square style, and her long main boom and immense spread of jib gave her a tremendous sail area for her tonnage. The Black Buccaneer The jibs I speedily doused and brought tumbling to the deck, but the mainsail was a harder matter. Treasure Island I hoisted the fore and main sails of the boat, and slipping the mooring, ran up the jib. Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy They set that, cast two jibs and the staysail loose, and let them lie, and Wyllard sat down feeling that the thing they had done would, if attempted in cold blood, have appeared almost impossible. Hawtrey's Deputy "Hoist the jib!" added the skipper, in the same loud tones, that he might be heard above the noise of the flapping sail. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives Bonnet had his jury spar swung to starboard from the foremast foot and bent the big jib to balance his main and foresail. The Black Buccaneer I had scarce gained a position on the bowsprit when the flying jib flapped and filled upon the other tack with a report like a gun. Treasure Island The animal answered stays as well as any frigate, and was round sooner than the captain of the forecastle could clap the jib traveller over the end of the jib-boom. A Sailor of King George "Get the jibs and staysail on to her." Hawtrey's Deputy It was a kindly thought, but Raymond Lyle, who was a confirmed bachelor living under his self-willed sister’s wing, had evidently guessed my interest and 70 remembered the incident of the jibbing team. Lorimer of the Northwest Up went the jib, but the sloop did not increase the distance from the schooner. A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony The Hispaniola was under her mainsail and two jibs, and the beautiful white canvas shone in the sun like snow or silver. Treasure Island I am to take thirty of them; they are queer-looking chaps, and I do not much like the cut of their jib. A Sailor of King George We ran before it with a strip of the boom-foresail on her and a jib that blew to ribands every now and then. Hawtrey's Deputy Then the old ’bus jibbed for a bit. Waiting for Daylight High tide—Seine pilot—To bed—Terrible scene—A tumble in—In the swell—Novel steeling—The Empress—Puzzled—Night thoughts—The Start—A draft on the deck—Balloon jib—On the deep. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" The exclamation was like the crack of a flapping jib. The White Mice To complete our discomfort, if ever one of us jibbed, the others were sure to lay the lash about his shoulders. Jonah and Co. Forward, a white man and two Siwash were standing about the windlass, and when the bows went up a dreary stretch of slate-grey sea opened up beyond them beneath the dripping jibs. Hawtrey's Deputy The poor man appears to have jibbed considerably and sent his family over the Nejd border to be out of reach of Turkish persecution. Pan-Islam At last it was necessary to reef main-sail and jib, the wind blew so hard and in gusts, and the adverse tide met me as it rushed out of Spithead with a heavy swell. The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" “Hoist the fore-trysail and jibs!” he called out above the din of cannon. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure |
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