rigged as a sloop, typically with a jib and a mainsail
sloop-rigged in American English
(ˈslupˌrɪgd)
adjective
having rigging like that of a sloop
sloop-rigged in American English
(ˈsluːpˌrɪɡd)
adjective
(of a sailboat)
fore-and-aft rigged with a mainsail and a jib
Word origin
[1760–70]This word is first recorded in the period 1760–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: broadcast, icing, ingrain, right of way, toggle