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'Not me,' says Jack; 'not so long as the bloomin' riggin 'holds.'
The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography David Christie Murray
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Of course no well raised dog could be expected to know that his harness was "riggin '," nor that a sled could possibly come under the head of "craft"; and he would be quite at a loss to grasp Pete's meaning generally.
Baldy of Nome Esther Birdsall Darling
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You just lay in dry dock and let Parker here overhaul your runnin 'riggin' and get you fit for sea.
Keziah Coffin Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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It blew away every yard, spar, shroud, an 'every strand o' riggin ', an' snapped the masts off close to the deck.
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It blew away every yard, spar, shroud, an 'every strand o' riggin ', an' snapped the masts off close to the deck.
The Magic Egg and Other Stories Frank Richard Stockton 1868
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The reader will then be pleased to picture to himself such a house as I have already described -- in a line with the hedge; the eave of the back roof within a foot of the ground behind it; a large hole exactly in the middle of the "riggin '," as a chimney; immediately under which is an excavation in the floor, burned away by a large fire of turf, loosely heaped together.
The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three William Carleton 1831
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The hills which divide the counties of York and Lancaster are sometimes called "th 'riggin'," from their being the highest land between the two seas forming part of what is called the backbone of England.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) John Roby 1821
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"I live at th 'riggin' o 'th' warld, I reckon," says he; "for th 'water fro' t 'one side o' th 'roof fa's to th' east sea, an 't' other to th 'west sea."
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) John Roby 1821
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George's runnin 'riggin' and makin 'sure he was all ready to heave alongside the parson. "
The Rise of Roscoe Paine Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907
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Iirc, paratroops were given switchblade knives for the same reason, so they could cut themselves free of their riggin in a hurry.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama administration moves to ban 80% of folding knives: 2009
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