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   jib

   /dʒɪb/

   verb

   • 1. (of an animal, especially a horse) stop and refuse to go on: "he jibbed at the final fence" Similar stop atstop short atbalk atshy atretreat fromrefuseOpposite clear
   • ▪ (of a person) be unwilling to do or accept something: "he jibs at paying large bills" Similar balk atfight shy ofshy away fromrecoil fromshrink fromdraw back fromstop short ofbe unwilling tobe reluctant todemur atbe loath tonot want toinformal:boggle atOpposite be willing to

   Word Origin early 19th century: perhaps related to French regimber (earlier regiber) ‘to buck, rear’; compare with jibe1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. jibber noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • J

     8

   • I

     1

   • B

     3

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