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gib 音标拼音: [g'ɪb] n. 凹字形楔,雄猫 凹字形楔,雄猫 GiB n 1: a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^ 30 ( 1, 073, 741, 824) bytes [ synonym: { gigabyte}, { gibibyte}, { G}, { GB}, { GiB}] 2: a castrated tomcatGib \ 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. [ 1913 Webster] { Gibbed lathe}, an engine lathe in which the tool carriage is held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight. [ 1913 Webster]
Gib \ Gib\, v. i. To balk. See { Jib}, v. i. -- Youatt. [ 1913 Webster]
Gib \ 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.] [ 1913 Webster]
Gib \ Gib\, v. i. To act like a cat. [ Obs.] -- Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster]
Gib \ 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. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster]
Shoe \ Shoe\ ( sh[= oo]), n.; pl. { Shoes} ( sh[= oo] z), formerly { Shoon} ( sh[= oo] n), now provincial. [ OE. sho, scho, AS. sc[= o] h, sce[' o] h; akin to OFries. sk[= o], OS. sk[= o] h, D. schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk[= o] r, Dan. & Sw. sko, Goth. sk[= o] hs; of unknown origin.] 1. A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather, having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top. It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg. [ 1913 Webster] Your hose should be ungartered, . . . yourshoe untied. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Spare none but such as go in clouted shoon. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use. Specifically: ( a) A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal to defend it from injury. ( b) A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow. ( c) A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill. ( d) The part of an automobile or railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion. ( e) ( Arch.) A trough- shaped or spout- shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building. ( f) ( Milling.) The trough or spout for conveying the grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone. ( g) An inclined trough in an ore- crushing mill. ( h) An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter. ( i) An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile. ( j) ( Mach.) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; -- called also { slipper}, and { gib}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Shoe is often used adjectively, or in composition; as, shoe buckle, or shoe- buckle; shoe latchet, or shoe- latchet; shoe leathet, or shoe- leather; shoe string, shoe- string, or shoestring. [ 1913 Webster] 3. The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, esp. for an automobile. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] { Shoe of an anchor}. ( Naut.) ( a) A small block of wood, convex on the back, with a hole to receive the point of the anchor fluke, -- used to prevent the anchor from tearing the planks of the vessel when raised or lowered. ( b) A broad, triangular piece of plank placed upon the fluke to give it a better hold in soft ground. { Shoe block} ( Naut.), a block with two sheaves, one above the other, and at right angles to each other. { Shoe bolt}, a bolt with a flaring head, for fastening shoes on sleigh runners. { Shoe pac}, a kind of moccasin. See { Pac}. { Shoe stone}, a sharpening stone used by shoemakers and other workers in leather. [ 1913 Webster]
Slipper \ Slip" per\, n. 1. One who, or that which, slips. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A kind of apron or pinafore for children. [ 1913 Webster] 4. A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel. [ 1913 Webster] 5. ( Mach.) A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; -- also called { shoe}, and { gib}. [ 1913 Webster] { Slipper animalcule} ( Zool.), a ciliated infusorian of the genus { Paramecium}. { Slipper flower}.( Bot.) Slipperwort. { Slipper limpet}, or { Slipper shell} ( Zool.), a boat shell. [ 1913 Webster]
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