rigging

[ rig-ing ]
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noun
  1. the ropes, chains, etc., employed to support and work the masts, yards, sails, etc., on a ship.

  2. lifting or hauling tackle.

  1. Informal. clothing.

Origin of rigging

1
First recorded in 1480–90; rig + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for rigging

rigging

/ (ˈrɪɡɪŋ) /


noun
  1. the shrouds, stays, halyards, etc, of a vessel

  2. the bracing wires, struts, and lines of a biplane, balloon, etc

  1. any form of lifting gear, tackle, etc

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