Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To strip (a vessel) of rigging.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Nautical, to strip, as a ship, of both standing and running rigging, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Naut.) To strip of rigging.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb nautical to remove the
rigging from - verb to
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Etymologies
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Examples
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Come, it shall cost you nothing; only I must beg the Favour of you to unrig, and lend me your Cloaths for half an hour; and I will bring you a
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They perform three cruises a year, between the middle of April and November, when they unrig and lay up for the winter.
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This left the three males of the party free to tackle the more arduous duties of the day; and we forthwith proceeded to unrig the boat and make her ready for hoisting.
Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship Harry Collingwood 1886
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“Then,” said Sir Samuel, softened by the contrite look of his old shipmate, and having got rid of the greater portion of his bile by the first explosion, “you will now proceed to unrig yourself of this top hamper as fast as you can; pitch them into the surf if you like; but never, as you respect the warrant in your pocket, let me see you in that disguise again.”
The Lieutenant and Commander Hall, Basil, 1788-1844 1862
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Some climbed the masts to unrig her, others rushed into the hold to get out the cargo, and numbers hurried to the cabin to carry off the lighter articles which it contained.
Old Jack William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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No, I have brought nothing but ballast back -- made a delicious voyage, Setter; and might have rode at anchor in the port till this time, but the enemy surprised us -- I would unrig.
The Comedies of William Congreve Volume 1 [of 2] William Congreve 1699
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No, I have brought nothing but ballast back -- made a delicious voyage, Setter; and might have rode at anchor in the port till this time, but the enemy surprised us -- I would unrig.
The Old Bachelor: a Comedy William Congreve 1699
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Here therefore we moor'd our ship in the depth of eighteen or twenty fathom water, and began to unrig the
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I had rather be one of your Rakehells: for, look ye, a Man may swear and stare, or so; break Windows, and Drawers Heads, or so; unrig a needy Whore, and yet keep one's Estate: but should I turn Wit, 'twere impossible; for a Wit with an Estate is like a Prisoner among the
The Works of Aphra Behn Volume IV. Aphra Behn 1664
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