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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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