Definition of Riggeng
Rig"ging (?), 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. See Illustr. of Ship and
Sails.
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.
Rig"ging (?), 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. See Illustr. of Ship and
Sails.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
RIGGING. Clothing. I'll unrig the bloss; I'll strip the
wench. Rum Rigging; fine clothes. The cull has rum
rigging, let's ding him and mill him, and pike; the
fellow has good clothes, let's knock him down, rob him,
and scour off, i.e. run away.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- (nautical) The system of ropes, chains, and tackle used to support and control the masts, sails, and yards of a ship
- Similar supporting material for construction work
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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