(vb): 1. Sætte fast, fastgøre fx en tovende. jam a rope.
Beknibe en talje: choking the luff.
2. Komme el. sidde i klemme. jam. Et beknebet tov. a jammed rope.
[ABC, DHS, DMO, HAR, LAB p.52, ODS, SAL, TUR, TuxSOS] beknibe. the cable runs foul upon the windlass, or the cable is pressed between the utmost bight and the carrick bit. [Röding] Kilder