jib2

 
Pronunciation: /dʒɪb/

verb (jibs, jibbing, jibbed)

[no object]
  • (of an animal, especially a horse) stop and refuse to go on: he jibbed at the final fence
  • (of a person) be unwilling to do or accept something: he jibs at paying large bills

Derivatives

jibber

noun

Origin:

early 19th century: perhaps related to French regimber (earlier regiber) 'to buck, rear'; compare with jibe3