Gybe, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Gybed (jībd); p. pr. & vb. n.Gybing.] [See Jibe.] (Naut.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; — said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side. [Also jibe.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.