Rig \Rig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rigged; p. pr. & vb. n. Rigging.]

[Norweg. rigga to bind, particularly, to wrap round, rig; cf. AS. wr[=i]han to cover.]

1. To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.

2. To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner; -- commonly followed by out.

Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace. --L'Estrange.

To rig a purchase, to adapt apparatus so as to get a purchase for moving a weight, as with a lever, tackle, capstan, etc.

To rig a ship (Naut.), to fit the shrouds, stays, braces, etc., to their respective masts and yards.

Source: 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)