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/mhw>, n. (Naut.) See Jib. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. See Gibe. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Gybed p. pr. & vb. n. Gybing. ] [ See Jibe. ] (Naut.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side. [ Also jibe. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OF. guier; of German origin. See Guide, and cf. Guy. ] To guide; to govern. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Discreet enough his country for to gye. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. guiller to ferment. Cf. Guillevat. ] Fermented wort used for making vinegar. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gyle tun (Brewing), a large vat in which wort ferments. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in the genus Habenaria.
Syn. -- genus Gymnadeniopsis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. & n. Same as Gimmal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. gymnasiarchus, Gr. gymnasi`archos; gymna`sion + 'a`rchein to govern: cf. F. gymnasiarque. ] (Gr. Antiq.) An Athenian officer who superintended the gymnasia, and provided the oil and other necessaries at his own expense. [ 1913 Webster ]