Part 4793

<h1>Gibe</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gibe</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Gibed</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Gibing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. Prov. F. <ets>giber</ets>, equiv. to F. <ets>jouer</ets> to play, Icel. <ets>geipa</ets> to talk nonsense, E. <ets>jabber</ets>.]</ety> <def>To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.</def>

<blockquote>Fleer and <b>gibe</b>, and laugh and flout. <i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gibe</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gibe</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at; to mock.</def>

<blockquote>Draw the beasts as I describe them, From their features, while I <b>gibe</b> them. <i>Swift.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gibe</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gibe</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff; a taunt; a sneer.</def>

<blockquote>Mark the fleers, the <b>gibes</b>, and notable scorns. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>With solemn <b>gibe</b> did Eustace banter me. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gibel</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gib"el</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[G. <ets>gibel</ets>, <ets>giebel</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A kind of carp (<spn>Cyprinus gibelio</spn>); -- called also <altname>Prussian carp</altname>.</def>

<h1>Giber</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gib"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt> <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who utters gibes.</def>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<h1>Gibfish</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gib"fish`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The male of the salmon.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<i>Wright.</i>

<h1>Gibingly</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gib"ing*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a gibing manner; scornfully.</def>

<h1>Giblet</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gib"let</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Made of giblets; <as>as, a <ex>giblet</ex> pie</as>.</def>

<h1>Giblets</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gib"lets</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>gibelet</ets>, OF. <ets>gibelet</ets> game: cf. F. <ets>gibelotte</ets> stewed rabbit. Cf. <er>Gibbier</er>.]</ety> <def>The inmeats, or edible viscera (heart, gizzard, liver, etc.), of poultry.</def>

<h1>Gibstaff</h1> <Xpage=624>

<hw>Gib"staff`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>gib</ets> a hooked stick + E. <ets>staff</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A staff to guage water, or to push a boat.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A staff formerly used in fighting beasts on the stage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bailey.</i>