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Jibe :: "Jibe (v. i.) To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe..

Gybe :: Gybe (v. t. & i.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side.

Spencer :: Spencer (n.) A fore-and-aft sail, abaft the foremast or the mainmast, hoisted upon a small supplementary mast and set with a gaff and no boom; a trysail carried at the foremast or mainmast; -- named after its inventor, Knight Spencer, of England [1802]..

Jibe :: "Jibe (v. i.) To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe..

Booming :: Booming (a.) Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement; as, booming prices; booming popularity..

Tack :: Tack (v. t.) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is closehauled (see Illust. of Ship); also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom..

Bumkin :: Bumkin (n.) A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called brace bumpkin. (c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen..

Boom :: Boom (v. i.) To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects..

Student :: Studding sail () A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is bent to a small spar which is called the studding-sail boom. See Illust. of Sail..

Heel :: Heel (n.) The lower end of a mast, a boom, the bowsprit, the sternpost, etc..

Boomorah :: Boomorah (n.) A small West African chevrotain (Hyaemoschus aquaticus), resembling the musk deer..

Catboat :: Catboat (n.) A small sailboat, with a single mast placed as far forward as possible, carring a sail extended by a gaff and long boom. See Illustration in Appendix..

Boomed :: Boomed (imp. & p. p.) of Boo.

Sloop :: Sloop (n.) A vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig, consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and standing rigging, while those of a cutter are capable of being readily shifted. The sloop usually carries a centerboard, and depends for stability upon breadth of beam rather than depth of keel. The two types have rapidly approximated since 1880. One radical distinction is that a slop may carry a centerboard. See

Gib Boom :: Gib boom () See Jib boom.

Withe :: Withe (n.) An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured; a wythe..

Spekboom :: Spekboom (n.) The purslane tree of South Africa, -- said to be the favorite food of elephants..

Wagenboom :: Wagenboom (n.) A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels..

Jaw :: "Jaw (n.) The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a half circle so as to move freely on a mast..

Silverboom :: Silverboom (n.) See Leucadendron.

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