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Rig-Veda
Riga
rigadoon
rigamarole
rigatoni
rigaudon
Rigel
rigger
rigging
rigging loft
right
right angle
right-angled triangle
right ascension
right atrioventricular valve
right away
Right Bank
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rigging

rig·ging [ rígging ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. ropes, wires, and pulleys: the ropes, wires, and pulleys that support the masts and control the sails of a boat

2. theater equipment: the system of ropes, pulleys, and other equipment used to shift scenery on a stage

3. supporting equipment: a system of ropes, pulleys, or other equipment used as a support for something, e.g. construction scaffolding

[15th century. <rig1]
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