Definition of "rigging" []

• Nautical The system of ropes, chains, and tackle used to support and control the masts, sails, and yards of a sailing vessel. (noun)
• The supporting material for construction work. (noun)

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• "I have collected them and will begin rigging a trap for Dr. Alfieri and his colleagues."
• "To look at them crawling about on deck or in the rigging is enough."
• "Dream mine, and proved of utmost usefulness in rigging the great ore - cables across the river and two hundred feet above its surface."