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hay rigging
Hayrack Hay"rack`, n. A frame mounted on the running gear of a wagon, and used in hauling hay, straw, sheaves, etc.; -- called also hay rigging.
Prigging
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.]
Rigging
Rigging Rig"ging, n. DRess; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of Ship and Sails. Running rigging (Naut.), all those ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like. Standing rigging (Naut.), the shrouds and stays.
Running rigging
Rigging Rig"ging, n. DRess; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of Ship and Sails. Running rigging (Naut.), all those ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like. Standing rigging (Naut.), the shrouds and stays.
Sprigging
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.
Standing rigging
Rigging Rig"ging, n. DRess; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of Ship and Sails. Running rigging (Naut.), all those ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like. Standing rigging (Naut.), the shrouds and stays.
Standing rigging
Standing part. (Naut.) (a) That part of a tackle which is made fast to a block, point, or other object. (b) That part of a rope around which turns are taken with the running part in making a knot of the like. Standing rigging (Naut.), the cordage or rope which sustain the masts and remain fixed in their position, as the shrouds and stays, -- distinguished from running rigging.
Thimblerigging
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.
To overhaul running rigging
Overhaul O`ver*haul", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overhauled; p. pr. & vb. n. Overhauling.] 1. To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs. 2. (Naut.) To gain upon in a chase; to overtake. To overhaul a tackle, to pull on the leading parts so as to separate the blocks. To overhaul running rigging, to keep it clear, and see that no hitch occurs.

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- include: Aileen Riggin (1906–2002), American Olympic swimmer and diver Dennis Riggin (1936–2016), Canadian ice hockey player Pat Riggin (born 1959), Canadian...
- Aileen Muriel Riggin (May 2, 1906 – October 17, 2002), also known by her married name Aileen Soule (also Aileen Riggin Soule), was an American competition...
- Robert John Riggins (born August 4, 1949), nicknamed "Riggo" and "Diesel", is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the...
- Riggins may refer to: Riggins, Idaho, a city in Idaho County, Idaho, United States Riggins, Mississippi, an unincorporated community in Monroe County,...
- including a vagrant named Edward Ramsey. In 1917, a man named William Riggin confessed to having parti****ted in the murders, but provided significantly...
- king". Auntwan Riggins (born 1976), American college baseball coach Bill Riggins (1900–1943), American baseball player Charles Riggins (born 1959), American...
- The schooner J. & E. Riggin, a National Historic Landmark, was built on the Maurice River in Dorchester, New Jersey in 1927. She is one of a small number...
- Patrick Michael Riggin (born May 26, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Riggin began his professional career while still a...
- Dennis Melville Riggin (April 11, 1936 – April 2, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who pla**** 18 games in the National Hockey League...
- Riggins is a city in the western United States in Idaho County, Idaho. Nestled deep in a canyon at the confluence of the Salmon and Little Salmon rivers...