JIB, noun The foremost sail of a ship, being a large stay-sail extended from the outer end of the jib-boom towards the fore-top-mast-head. In sloops, it is on the bow-sprit, and extends towards the lower mast-head.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.