3  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  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rigging  \Rig"ging\,  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}. 
 
  {Running  rigging}  (Naut.),  all  those  ropes  used  in  bracing 
  the  yards,  making  and  shortening  sail,  etc.,  such  as 
  braces,  sheets,  halyards,  clew  lines,  and  the  like 
 
  {Standing  rigging}  (Naut.),  the  shrouds  and  stays. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rigging 
  n  1:  ropes  etc  supporting  a  ship's  masts  and  sails  [syn:  {tackle}] 
  2:  arrangement  of  masts,  spars,  sails,  etc.,  on  a  vessel  [syn: 
  {rig}] 

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