GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Rigger (?), n.
   
   1. One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship.
   
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   2. A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery. [R.]
   
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   3. (Painting) A long slender, and pointed sable brush for making fine lines, etc.; -- said to be so called from its use by marine painters for drawing the lines of the rigging.
   
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]