rig¹ /rig/

1. To fit with sails and tackling (nautical)
2. To fit up or fit out
3. To equip
4. To set up, set in working order (also intransitive verb)
5. To dress, clothe (now informal)

1. The form and arrangement of masts, sails and tackling
2. An outfit
3. Garb
4. General appearance
5. Equipment
6. A team of horses and carriage (N American)
7. An articulated lorry (informal, esp N American)
8. A well-boring plant, an oil rig

-rigged combining form

With masts and sails arranged in the manner indicated

riggˈer noun

1. A person who rigs ships
2. A person who puts together and attends to the rigging of aircraft
3. Someone who puts up and looks after the scaffolding and lifting apparatus, etc that is used for building operations and theatrical and musical productions, etc
4. An outrigger
5. (in machinery) a narrow drum

Denoting a ship rigged in the manner indicated

riggˈing noun

1. Tackle
2. The system of cordage which supports a ship's masts and extends the sails
3. The system of wires and cords in an aircraft

rigging loft noun

1. A long workshop where rigging is fitted
2. The place in a theatre from which the scenery is manipulated

rigˈ-out noun

An outfit

rig out

To provide with complete dress, full equipment, etc

rig up

1. To dress or equip
2. To put up quickly from available, esp inadequate, materials

rig² /rig/ (informal)

1. To manipulate unscrupulously or dishonestly
2. To set up fraudulently

1. A frolic, prank
2. A trick, swindle

riggˈing noun

Manipulating unscrupulously or dishonestly, as in price-rigging, vote-rigging, etc

run a rig (now dialect)

To play a trick (on)

rig³ /rig/ (Scot and N Eng)

riggˈing noun

The roof

riggˈing-tree noun

A roof-tree

rig⁴ /rig/

A wanton person

1. To behave in a wanton manner
2. To romp about

riggˈish adjective (Shakespeare)

Wanton

ridgel or ridgil /rijˈəl/ (now dialect)

A male animal with only one testicle in position or remaining (also ridgling /rijˈling/, rig /rig/ or (in Scotland and N England) riggˈald, rigˈling or rigˈlin /rigˈ/)

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