\Gib\, n. [Abbreviated fr. Gilbert, the name of the cat in
the old story of ``Reynard the Fox''. in the ``Romaunt of the
Rose'', etc.]
A male cat; a tomcat. [Obs.]

\Gib\, v. i.
To act like a cat. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.

\Gib\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a
machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind
them together, or to afford a bearing surface; -- usually
held or adjusted by means of a wedge, key, or screw.
{Gib and key}, or {Gib and cotter} (Steam Engine), the fixed
   wedge or gib, and the driving wedge,key, or cotter, used
   for tightening the strap which holds the brasses at the
   end of a connecting rod.

\Gib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gibbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Gibbing}.]
To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a
gib, or gibs.
{Gibbed lathe}, an engine lathe in which the tool carriage is
   held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight.

\Gib\, v. i.
To balk. See {Jib}, v. i. --Youatt.