unrig

[uhn-rig]

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verb (used with object), un·rigged, un·rig·ging.

Origin of unrig

First recorded in 1570–80; un-² + rig

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Related Words for unrig

demolish, disassemble, wreck, undo, destroy, raze, wrack, annihilate, level, subvert, ruin, denude, deprive, decimate, fell, bare, dismount, strip, strike, divest

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Historical Examples of unrig

But the sailing-wind came to nothing, and we were soon obliged to unrig and take to paddling.
Farthest North
Fridtjof Nansen
A small rope serving to unrig the lower top-gallant yard-arm of its lift and brace, when in the act of sending it down on deck.
The Sailor's Word-Book
William Henry Smyth
While we were being towed by the Choising, we began to unrig the good old Ayesha.
The 'Ayesha' being the adventures of the landing squad of the 'Emden'
Hellmuth von Mcke

British Dictionary definitions for unrig

unrig

verb -rigs, -rigging or -rigged

(tr) to strip (a vessel) of standing and running rigging
archaic, or dialect to undress (someone or oneself)

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