gybe

 
Pronunciation: /dʒʌɪb/
(US jibe)
Sailing

verb

[no object]
  • change course by swinging the sail across a following wind.
  • [with object] swing (a sail or boom) across a following wind.
  • (of a sail or boom) swing or be swung across a following wind.

noun

  • an act or instance of gybing.

Origin:

late 17th century: from obsolete Dutch gijben