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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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JIB, n. 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.
A triangular sail set upon
a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the
bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibs; as,
inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.
The projecting arm of a
crane, from which the load is suspended.
Jib boom (Naut.), a spar or boom which serves as an extension of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by another spar called the flying jib boom. [Written also gib boom.] -- Jib crane (Mach.), a crane having a horizontal jib on which a trolley moves, bearing the load. -- Jib door (Arch.), a door made flush with the wall, without dressings or moldings; a disguised door. -- Jib header (Naut.), a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a jib-headed topsail. -- Jib topsail (Naut.), a small jib set above and outside of all the other jibs. -- The cut of one's jib, one's outward appearance. [Colloq.] Sir W. Scott. To move restively
backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk.
[Written
also jibb.] [Eng.] One
that jibs, or balks; a jibber.
A stationary condition; a
standstill.
To shift, or swing round, as
a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.
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