Rig - Law Dictionary Search Results
Skylarking
The act of running about the rigging of a vessel in sport hence frolicking scuffing sporting carousing
Smack
A small sailing vessel commonly rigged as a sloop used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade
Lorcha
light vessel used on the coast of China having the hull built on a European model and the rigging like that of a Chinese junk
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Equipment
relation to a ship, includes boats, tackle, pumps, apparel, furniture, life saving appliances of every description, spars, masts, rigging and sails, fog signals, lights, shapes and signals of distress, medicines and medical and surgical stores and appliances,
maintop
The platform about the head of the mainmast in square rigged vessels
Frigatoon
with a square stern having only a mainmast jigger mast and bowsprit also a sloop of war ship rigged
letter bomb
A bomb disguised as a letter and sent through the mail usually rigged to explode and kill or harm the recipient when opened
Langrage
A kind of shot formerly used at sea for tearing sails and rigging It consisted of bolts nails and other pieces of iron fastened together or inclosed in a canister
Hoy
A small coaster vessel usually sloop rigged used in conveying passengers and goods from place to place or as a tender to larger vessels in
Foresail
The sail bent to the foreyard of a square rigged vessel being the lowest sail on the foremast
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