cut of one's jib

jib

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Definitions of cut of one's jib words

noun cut of one's jib one's appearance or way of dressing 3
noun cut of one's jib any of various triangular sails set forward of a forestaysail or fore-topmast staysail. Compare flying jib, inner jib. 1
noun cut of one's jib the inner one of two such sails, set inward from a flying jib. 1
adjective cut of one's jib of or relating to a jib: jib clew. 1
idioms cut of one's jib cut of one's jib, one's general appearance, mien, or manner: I could tell by the cut of his jib that he wasn't the kind of person I'd want to deal with. 1
noun cut of one's jib (Idiomatic) A person's general appearance, manner, or style. 0

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1655-65; origin uncertain

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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