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Yes, jib is playable

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"Jib" Definition

noun

Nautical A triangular sail stretching from the foretopmast head to the jib boom and in small craft to the bowsprit or the bow.
The arm of a mechanical crane.
The boom of a derrick.
A triangular sail set on a stay extending usually from the head of the foremast to the bowsprit or the jibboom.
The small triangular headsail on a sloop.

verb-intransitive

To stop short and turn restively from side to side; balk.

verb

To refuse to proceed further.

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