Past tense of gybe; having performed the action of shifting a sail from one side to the other in sailing.
From gybe, the past tense formation using standard English -ed suffix applied to the Dutch-origin sailing term.
Every expert sailor has at least one story about a poorly-timed gybe—it's the kind of mistake that happens in seconds but takes months to repair both the boat and your confidence.
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