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Webster 1913 Edition
Rig
Rig
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Rigged
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rigging
.] [Norweg.
rigga
to bind, particularly, to wrap round, rig; cf. AS. wrīhan
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.
Rig
,Noun.
1.
(Naut.)
The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished;
as, schooner
See Illustration in Appendix. rig
, ship rig
, etc. 2.
Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing.
[Colloq.]
1.
A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.
[Obs.]
Fuller.
2.
A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.
3.
A blast of wind.
[Prov. Eng.]
Wright.
That uncertain season before the
rigs
of Michaelmas were yet well composed. Burke.
To run a rig
, to play a trick; to engage in a frolic; to do something strange and unbecoming.
He little dreamt when he set out
Of
Of
running
such a rig
. Cowper.
Rig
,Verb.
I.
To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.
“Rigging and rifling all ways.” Chapman.
Rig
,Verb.
T.
To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.
[Obs. or Prov.]
Tusser.
To rig the market
(Stock Exchange)
, to raise or lower market prices, as by some fraud or trick.
[Cant]
Webster 1828 Edition
Rig
RIG
,Noun.
RIG
, v.t.1.
to dress; to put on; when applied to persons, not elegant, but rather a ludicrous word, to express the putting on of a gay, flaunting or unusual dress.Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace, with a feather in his cap.
2.
To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.3.
To rig a ship, in seamen's language, is to fit the shrouds, stays, braces, &c. to their respective masts and yards.RIG
,Noun.
1.
Dress; also, bluster.2.
A romp; a wanton; a strumpet.To run the rig, to play a wanton trick.
To run the rig upon, to practice a sportive trick on.
RIG
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
ríg
ríg
Old Irish
Noun
ríg
- accusative singular of rí
- genitive singular of rí
- dative singular of rí
- nominative dual of rí
- vocative dual of rí
- accusative dual of rí
- genitive dual of rí
- nominative plural of rí
- genitive plural of rí
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ríg also rríg after a proclitic |
ríg pronounced with /r(ʲ)-/ |
ríg also rríg after a proclitic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||