ALL meanings of cut of one's jib
jib
C c - 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