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Brigge
Brigge Brig"ge, n.
A bridge. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Cat-rigged
Cat-rigged Cat"-rigged`, a.
Rigged like a catboat.
Fore-and-aft riggedFore Fore, adv. [AS. fore, adv. & prep., another form of for.
See For, and cf. Former, Foremost.]
1. In the part that precedes or goes first; -- opposed to
aft, after, back, behind, etc.
2. Formerly; previously; afore. [Obs. or Colloq.]
The eyes, fore duteous, now converted are. --Shak.
3. (Naut.) In or towards the bows of a ship.
Fore and aft (Naut.), from stem to stern; lengthwise of the
vessel; -- in distinction from athwart. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
Fore-and-aft rigged (Naut.), not rigged with square sails
attached to yards, but with sails bent to gaffs or set on
stays in the midship line of the vessel. See Schooner,
Sloop, Cutter. Jury-riggedJury-rigged Ju"ry-rigged`, a. (Naut.)
Rigged for temporary service. See Jury, a. Jury-rigged
Jury-rigged Ju"ry-rigged`, a. (Naut.)
Rigged for temporary service.
Outrigger
Outrigger Out"rig`ger, n. (A["e]ronautics)
A projecting frame used to support the elevator or tail
planes, etc.
Overrigged
Overrigged O"ver*rigged", a.
Having too much rigging.
PriggedPrig Prig, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Prigged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prigging.] [A modification of prick.]
To haggle about the price of a commodity; to bargain hard.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Priggery
Priggery Prig"ger*y, n.
Priggism.
Rigger
Rigger Rig"ger, n.
1. One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit
the rigging of a ship.
2. A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery. [R.]
Rigger
Rigger Rig"ger, n. (Painting)
A long slender, and pointed sable brush for making fine
lines, etc.; -- said to be so called from its use by marine
painters for drawing the lines of the rigging.
Ship-rigged
Ship-rigged Ship"-rigged`, a. (Naut.)
Rigged like a ship, that is, having three masts, each with
square sails.
SpriggedSprig Sprig, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sprigged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Sprigging.]
To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches;
to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin. Sprigged
Sprigged Sprigged, a.
Having sprigs.
Square-rigged
Square-rigged Square"-rigged` (skw[^a]r"r[i^]gd`), a. (Naut.)
Having the sails extended upon yards suspended horizontally
by the middle, as distinguished from fore-and-aft sails;
thus, a ship and a brig are square-rigged vessels.
ThimbleriggedThimblerig Thim"ble*rig`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thimblerigged;
p. pr. & vb. n. Thimblerigging.]
To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or
small ball placed under one of them and quickly shifted to
another, the victim laying a wager that he knows under which
cup it is; hence, to cheat by any trick. Thimblerigger
Thimblerigger Thim"ble*rig`ger, n.
One who cheats by thimblerigging, or tricks of legerdemain.
TriggerTrigger Trig"ger, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr.
trekken to draw, pull. See Trick, n.]
1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
2. (Mech.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a
catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially
(Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the
finger to release the cock and discharge the piece.
Trigger fish (Zo["o]l.), a large plectognath fish
(Balistes Carolinensis or B. capriscus) common on the
southern coast of the United States, and valued as a food
fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for
scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. Called
also leather jacket, and turbot. Trigger fishTrigger Trig"ger, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr.
trekken to draw, pull. See Trick, n.]
1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.
2. (Mech.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a
catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially
(Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the
finger to release the cock and discharge the piece.
Trigger fish (Zo["o]l.), a large plectognath fish
(Balistes Carolinensis or B. capriscus) common on the
southern coast of the United States, and valued as a food
fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for
scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. Called
also leather jacket, and turbot. Yawl-rigged
Yawl-rigged Yawl"-rigged", a. (Naut.)
Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from
a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped
as far aft as possible. See Illustration in Appendix.
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