Jibhead
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The head of a jib (arm of a crane).
"An improvement over the arcwaller, this machine is designed for giving a shear cut in any plane in addition to the horizontal cut, with a view to reduce the amount of blasting and to get better size-consist of the broken coal. It is used for rapid advance of headings. It has four units: a gearhead, a motor housing, a main jibhead, and an eccentric jibhead. The cutting head is mounted eccentrically on the main jibhead and the two are capable of complete rotational movement independently or […]"
- 2 A piece of iron at the head of a jib (triangular staysail).
"For instance there can be no disputes nor discourses about the superiority of the jibhead sail plan with its permanent backstay over the old fashioned gaff-head main sail."
- 3 A user of jib (crystal methamphetamine); a methhead. slang
"‘[…]Every jibhead from here to Timbuktu’s gonna want a taste.’"
Example
More examples"An improvement over the arcwaller, this machine is designed for giving a shear cut in any plane in addition to the horizontal cut, with a view to reduce the amount of blasting and to get better size-consist of the broken coal. It is used for rapid advance of headings. It has four units: a gearhead, a motor housing, a main jibhead, and an eccentric jibhead. The cutting head is mounted eccentrically on the main jibhead and the two are capable of complete rotational movement independently or […]"
Etymology
From jib + head.
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