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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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rig1 fit
out, esp. with clothes; make ready for sea, supply with tackle XV; provide, fit
up XVI; fix, adjust XVII. perh. of Scand. orig. (cf. Norw.
rigga bind or wrap up).
Hence sb. arrangement of masts, sails, etc.; outfit (
rig-out) XIX.
rigging XV; concr. XVI.
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+(New+Delhi%2c+India) "United News of India (UNI) (New Delhi, India)")
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Construction and Rigging. (Construction and Rigging Inc.) (The New Forty-Niners) (company profile)
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rigging
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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running rigging
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
running rigging, see rigging .
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standing rigging
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
standing rigging see rigging .
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Rigging
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms
Rigging ropes or chains employed to support masts, 1594.
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rigging a market
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management
rigging a market An attempt to make a profit on a market, usually a security or commodity market, by overriding the normal market forces...
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