Definition of rig

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Rig (n.) The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig, etc. See Illustration in Appendix..

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Owe :: Owe (v.) To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own..
Moderate :: Moderate (v. i.) To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the wind has moderated..
Golding :: Golding (n.) A conspicuous yellow flower, commonly the corn marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum)..
Orthotomous :: Orthotomous (a.) Having two cleavages at right angles with one another.
Grig :: Grig (n.) Heath.
Superfine :: Superficies (n.) A real right consisting of a grant by a landed proprietor of a piece of ground, bearing a strong resemblance to the long building leases granted by landholders in England, in consideration of a rent, and under reservation of the ownership of the soil..
Dravida :: Dravida (n. pl.) A race of Hindostan, believed to be the original people who occupied the land before the Hindoo or Aryan invasion..
Homogeny :: Homogeny (n.) The correspondence of common descent; -- a term used to supersede homology by Lankester, who also used homoplasy to denote any superinduced correspondence of position and structure in parts embryonically distinct (other writers using the term homoplasmy). Thus, there is homogeny between the fore limb of a mammal and the wing of a bird; but the right and left ventricles of the heart in both are only in homoplasy with each other, these having arisen independently since the divergence
Inclement :: Inclement (a.) Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.; as, inclement weather..
Lockram :: Lockram (n.) A kind of linen cloth anciently used in England, originally imported from Brittany..
Preempt :: Preempt (v. t. & i.) To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by preemption..
Mum :: Mum (n.) A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany..
Imputation :: Imputation () A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another; as, the imputation of the sin of Adam, or the righteousness of Christ..
Commodore :: Commodore (n.) An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army..
Eridanus :: Eridanus (n.) A long, winding constellation extending southward from Taurus and containing the bright star Achernar..
Fingrigo :: Fingrigo (n.) A prickly, climbing shrub of the genus Pisonia. The fruit is a kind of berry..
Dexterity :: Dexterity (n.) Right-handedness.
Scour :: Scour (v. t.) To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress..
Still :: Still (v. t.) To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill..
Stifle :: Stiff-tailed (a.) Having the quill feathers of the tail somewhat rigid.
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