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jibhead
noun 3
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1
The head of a jib (arm of a crane).
An improvement over the arcwaller, this machine is designed for giving a shear cut in any plane in addition to the horizontal cut, with a view to reduce the amount of blasting and to get better size-consist of the broken coal. It is used for rapid advance of headings. It has four units: a gearhead, a motor housing, a main jibhead, and an eccentric jibhead. The cutting head is mounted eccentrically on the main jibhead and the two are capable of complete rotational movement independently or […]
2
A piece of iron at the head of a jib (triangular staysail).
For instance there can be no disputes nor discourses about the superiority of the jibhead sail plan with its permanent backstay over the old fashioned gaff-head main sail.
3
A user of jib (crystal methamphetamine); a methhead.
‘[…]Every jibhead from here to Timbuktu’s gonna want a taste.’
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An improvement over the arcwaller, this machine is designed for giving a shear cut in any plane in addition to the horizontal cut, with a view to reduce the amount of blasting and to get better size-c
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For instance there can be no disputes nor discourses about the superiority of the jibhead sail plan with its permanent backstay over the old fashioned gaff-head main sail.
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‘[…]Every jibhead from here to Timbuktu’s gonna want a taste.’
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