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noun Rigging n. Dress; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. Running rigging (Naut.), all those ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like. Standing rigging (Naut.), the shrouds and stays.
verb Rig v. t. (past & past part. rigged; pres. part. rigging) 1.To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling. 2.To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner; commonly followed by out. "Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace." To rig a purchase, to adapt apparatus so as to get a purchase for moving a weight, as with a lever, tackle, capstan, etc. To rig a ship (Naut.), to fit the shrouds, stays, braces, etc., to their respective masts and yards.
Rig v. t. To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer. (Obs. or Prov.) To rig the market (Stock Exchange), to raise or lower market prices, as by some fraud or trick. (Cant)
Rig v. i. To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks. "Rigging and rifling all ways."
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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