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Webster 1913 Edition

Rigging

Rig′ging

,
Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rigging

RIG'GING

,
ppr.
Dressing; fitting with shrouds, braces, &c.

RIG'GING

,
Noun.
Dress; tackle; particularly, the ropes which support the masts, extend and contract the sails, &c. of a ship. This is of two kinds, standing rigging, as the shrouds and stays, and running rigging, such as braces, sheets, halliards, clewlines, &c.

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