See Also: architectress(medicine)

rig(5) (iou) and architectress (medicine)


rig(5) (iou)



rig noun5. E19.
[from RIG verb2.]
Nautical. The arrangement of masts, sails, etc., on a vessel. Also, rigging. E19.
A costume, an outfit, a style of dress. Cf. earlier RIG-OUT. colloq. M19.
in full rig smartly or ceremonially dressed.
G. Daly This rig included a frock coat with a velvet collar.
Orig., an equipage, a horse-drawn vehicle. Later, any vehicle; spec. a lorry, a truck, a semi-trailer. Chiefly N. Amer. & Austral. M19.
An apparatus or device used for a specific purpose; spec. (a) = oil rig s.v. OIL noun; (b) an amateur's Radio transmitter and receiver. M19.
JACK-UP rig.
The penis. coarse slang. M20.

architectress (medicine)


architectress


A female architect.

Source: Websters Dictionary