2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rig \Rig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rigged}; p. pr & vb n.
{Rigging}.] [Norweg. rigga to bind, particularly, to wrap
round, rig; cf AS wr[=i]han to cover.]
1. To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.
2. To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or
fanciful manner; -- commonly followed by out
Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace.
--L'Estrange.
{To rig a purchase}, to adapt apparatus so as to get a
purchase for moving a weight, as with a lever, tackle,
capstan, etc
{To rig a ship} (Naut.), to fit the shrouds, stays, braces,
etc., to their respective masts and yards.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
rigged
adj : (nautical) fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails
and shrouds and stays etc) [ant: {unrigged}]
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