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UNRIG
Etymology
Verb
unrig (third-person singular simple present unrigs, present participle unrigging, simple past and past participle unrigged)
(nautical, transitive, intransitive) To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).
(transitive) To disable.
(obsolete, slang) To undress (someone).
Anagrams
• Irgun, rugin, ruing, uring
Source: Wiktionary
Un*rig", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + rig.] (Naut.)
Definition: To strip of rigging; as, to unrig a ship. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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