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Definition of rigging
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of rigging is as below...
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. See
Illustr.
of Ship and
Sails..
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Rigging
::
Rigging
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ri.
Sloop
::
Sloop (n.) A
vessel
having
one mast and
fore-and-aft
rig,
consisting
of a
boom-and-gaff
mainsail,
jibs,
staysail,
and gaff
topsail.
The
typical
sloop has a fixed
bowsprit,
topmast,
and
standing
rigging,
while those of a
cutter
are
capable
of being
readily
shifted.
The sloop
usually
carries
a
centerboard,
and
depends
for
stability
upon
breadth
of beam
rather
than depth of keel. The two types have
rapidly
approximated
since 1880. One
radical
distinction
is that a slop may carry a
centerboard.
See
Prigging
::
Prigging
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pri.
Aloft
::
Aloft
(adv.)
In the top; at the mast head, or on the
higher
yards or
rigging;
overhead;
hence (Fig. and
Colloq.),
in or to
heaven..
Lorcha
::
Lorcha
(n.) A kind of light
vessel
used on the coast of
China,
having
the hull built on a
European
model,
and the
rigging
like that of a
Chinese
junk..
Langrel
::
Langrel
(n.) A kind of shot
formerly
used at sea for
tearing
sails and
rigging.
It
consisted
of
bolts,
nails,
and other
pieces
of iron
fastened
together
or
inclosed
in a
canister..
Swiftfoot
::
Swifter
(v. t.) To
tighten,
as slack
standing
rigging,
by
bringing
the
opposite
shrouds
nearer..
Rigger
::
Rigger
(n.) One who rigs or
dresses;
one whose
occupation
is to fit the
rigging
of a ship.
Equip
::
Equip (v. t.) To
furnish
for
service,
or
against
a need or
exigency;
to fit out; to
supply
with
whatever
is
necessary
to
efficient
action
in any way; to
provide
with arms or an
armament,
stores,
munitions,
rigging,
etc.; -- said esp. of ships and of
troops..
Sprig
::
Sprigging
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spri.
Labor
::
Labor (n.) The
pitching
or
tossing
of a
vessel
which
results
in the
straining
of
timbers
and
rigging.
Overrigged
::
Overrigged
(a.)
Having
too much
rigging.
Tackle
::
Tackle
(n.) The
rigging
and
apparatus
of a ship; also, any
purchase
where more than one block is
used..
Hull
::
Hull (v. t.) The frame or body of a
vessel,
exclusive
of her
masts,
yards,
sails,
and
rigging..
Mast
::
Mast (n.) A pole, or long,
strong,
round piece of
timber,
or spar, set
upright
in a boat or
vessel,
to
sustain
the
sails,
yards,
rigging,
etc. A mast may also
consist
of
several
pieces
of
timber
united
by iron
bands,
or of a
hollow
pillar
of iron or
steel..
Timenoguy
::
Timenoguy
(n.) A rope
carried
taut
between
or over
obstacles
likely
to
engage
or foul the
running
rigging
in
working
a ship.
Collar
::
Collar
(n.) An eye
formed
in the bight or bend of a
shroud
or stay to go over the
masthead;
also, a rope to which
certain
parts of
rigging,
as
dead-eyes,
are
secured..
Unlace
::
Unlace
(v. t.) To
loose,
and take off, as a
bonnet
from a sail, or to cast off, as any
lacing
in any part of the
rigging
of a
vessel..
Outboard
::
Outboard
(a. & adv.)
Beyond
or
outside
of the lines of a
vessel's
bulwarks
or hull; in a
direction
from the hull or from the keel; --
opposed
to
inboard;
as,
outboard
rigging;
swing the
davits
outboard..
Boatswain
::
Boatswain
(n.) An
officer
who has
charge
of the
boats,
sails,
rigging,
colors,
anchors,
cables,
cordage,
etc., of a ship, and who also
summons
the crew, and
performs
other
duties..
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