"rigging" Definition

Definitions for the word "rigging" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. p. pr. & vb. n.
of Rig
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Ship''s spars, ropes, etc.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
4. slang
a process well known in connexion with sales by auction, by which articles are secured at prices considerably below their real value. _See_ KNOCK-OUTS. To RIG the market is to do similar business on a larger scale for the purpose of affecting the supplies, and thereby increasing the profits on an original purchase of the goods thus made scarce.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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