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Cat-rigged
Cat-rigged Cat"-rigged`, a. Rigged like a catboat.
Fore-and-aft rigged
Fore 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-rigged
Jury-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.
Overrigged
Overrigged O"ver*rigged", a. Having too much rigging.
Prigged
Prig 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.]
Ship-rigged
Ship-rigged Ship"-rigged`, a. (Naut.) Rigged like a ship, that is, having three masts, each with square sails.
Sprigged
Sprig 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.
Thimblerigged
Thimblerig 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.
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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