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Old 04-06-2006, 10:45 AM   #80 (permalink)
stevo
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Originally Posted by crackprogram
what's a jib?
A jib is a triangular sail stretching from the foretopmast head to the jib boom and in small craft to the bowsprit or the bow. Back in the day you could tell by the cut of one's jib if that ship was friend or foe.
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