| 单词 | gib |
| 释义 | gib gib1 /gib/, n. , v. , gibbed, gibbing. n. 1. a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout. 2. Mach. a. a thin, wedgelike strip of metal for controlling the area in which a moving part, as the table of a milling machine, slides. b. a keylike part having a head at each end, used with a matching cotter as a fastening. See diag. under exploded view. 3. (in carpentry or ironwork) a heavy metal strap for fastening two members together. v.t. 4. to fasten (parts) together by means of a gib. [1555-65; orig. uncert.] gib2 /gib/, n. 1. a cat, esp. a male cat. 2. a castrated cat. [1350-1400; ME gib(be), short for Gilbert proper name] |
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