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cut of their jibs

cut of their jibs is the plural of cut of one's jib.

Meaning of cut of one's jib

Noun

cut of one's jib (plural cut of their jibs or cuts of their jibs)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) A person's general appearance, manner, or style.
    • We have only farther to notice Meg's mode of conducting herself towards chance travellers, who, […] stumbled upon her house of entertainment. Her reception of these was as precarious as the hospitality of a savage nation to sailors shipwrecked on their coast. […] [I]f she disliked what the sailor...1823 December 23 (indicated as 1824), [Walter Scott], “An Old-world Landlady”, in St Ronan’s Well. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London...

Questions about cut of their jibs

What is cut of their jibs the plural of?
Cut of their jibs is the plural of cut of one's jib.

Words near cut of their jibs in the dictionary

  1. cut money
  2. cut nail
  3. cut nails
  4. cut of one's jib
  5. cut of the same cloth
  6. cut of their jibs
  7. cut off
  8. cut off a corner
  9. cut off at the pass
  10. cut off more than one can chew
  11. cut off more than one could chew

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