riggin'
Ship's rope system
Riggin' is an informal spelling of rigging, capturing the dropped g of casual speech.
It most often appears as a present participle: They were riggin' up the sails before dawn.
The term covers the same ground as rigging—setting up equipment, arranging ropes and tackle on a vessel, or manipulating outcomes dishonestly: Someone's been riggin' the election.
The apostrophe marks the pronunciation rather than any shift in meaning.
Wraps that hide
- ratlinesRope ladder rungs aboard
- staysRemains in place
- halyardSail-hoisting tackle
- mastVessel's sail support
yardarm · bowsprit · foremast · mainmast · mizzenmast · topsail · spanker · gaff
Temporary exterior work platform
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- shoringTemporary structural support
staging · platform · falsework · formwork · bracing · tie-off · planking · guardrail
Grooved wheel for rope
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- tackleGear or takedown
- winchDrum-and-cable lifting mechanism
- hoistRaise with tackle
crane · derrick · sheave · hook · sling · cable · wire rope · load
shrouds
Wraps that hide
mast · yardarm · bowsprit · foremast · mainmast · mizzenmast · topsail · spanker · gaff · boom
scaffolding
Temporary exterior work platform
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- braceDevice providing structural stability
shoring · staging · platform · falsework · formwork · bracing · tie-off · planking · guardrail · outrigger
pulley
Grooved wheel for rope
hoist · crane · derrick · sheave · hook · sling · cable · wire rope · load · swivel
rope
Thick twisted fibers
ascender · rappel · quickdraw · harness · pitch · multipitch · toprope · lead · protection · cam
bronc
Untamed saddle horse
riggin'fair play
Honorable conduct in games
legitimacy · transparency · integrity · level playing field · impartiality
- vote riggingManipulating election outcomes dishonestly
- election riggingFraudulent outcome manipulation
- rigging up
- market rigging
- rigging lines
- poll riggingManipulating electoral outcomes illegally