schooner-rigged

[ skoo-ner-rigd ]

/ ˈsku nərˌrɪgd /

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adjective

rigged as a schooner, especially with gaff sails and staysails only.

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Origin of schooner-rigged

First recorded in 1760–70

This sick status quo is a result of the rigged system of redistricting.
Hate Hyper-Partisanship? Support Redistricting Reform Now|John Avlon|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But New Yorkers have an important chance to reform their rigged system.
Hate Hyper-Partisanship? Support Redistricting Reform Now|John Avlon|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They hate attack ads and want change, but believe the American political system is rigged.
Yes, Independent Swing Voters Are Real. And May Decide Who Wins Elections|Linda Killian|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Semi-rigged elections, and blurred lines between business and government—Beijing's wrangling would make Boss Tweed proud.
Is Hong Kong Tiananmen 2.0?|Brendon Hong|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In 1965, amid political tensions, regional elections were rigged by the ruling party in Western Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles a Fascinating Life|Chimamanda Adichie|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Only I happened to have the radio set, and—and everything is rigged right for my idea to work out.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
That was just rigged up to send us to Jack Carlson to ask that he get us out of town in a hurry.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Chet and Lance had 122 a pair of automobile searchlights rigged forward on their own boat.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
The chain communicated with a powerful crane rigged up on the foremast, and was wrought by a steam windlass on deck.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne
It would be difficult in that weatherworn hull to recognise the trim full-rigged ship that left the Hoogly many months before.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne