资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Rigging \Rig"ging\, 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}.
{Running rigging} (Naut.), all those ropes used in bracing
the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as
braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like.
{Standing rigging} (Naut.), the shrouds and stays.
{Running bowsprit} (Naut.) Same as {Reefing bowsprit}.
{Running days} (Com.), the consecutive days occupied on a
voyage under a charter party, including Sundays and not
limited to the working days. --Simmonds.
{Running fire}, a constant fire of musketry or cannon.
{Running gear}, the wheels and axles of a vehicle, and their
attachments, in distinction from the body; all the working
parts of a locomotive or other machine, in distinction
from the framework.
{Running hand}, a style of rapid writing in which the letters
are usually slanted and the words formed without lifting
the pen; -- distinguished from {round hand}.
{Running part} (Naut.), that part of a rope that is hauled
upon, -- in distinction from the {standing part}.
{Running rigging} (Naut.), that part of a ship's rigging or
ropes which passes through blocks, etc.; -- in distinction
from {standing rigging}.
{Running title} (Print.), the title of a book or chapter
continued from page to page on the upper margin.