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cuts of their jibs

cuts 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 cuts of their jibs

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

Words near cuts of their jibs in the dictionary

  1. cuts it loose
  2. cuts it up
  3. cuts like a knife
  4. cuts logs
  5. cuts loose
  6. cuts of their jibs
  7. cuts off
  8. cuts off a corner
  9. cuts off at the pass
  10. cuts off more than one can chew
  11. cuts off one's nose to spite one's face

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