UNRIGGED

unrigged

(adjective) stripped of rigging

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unrigged (not comparable)

(nautical) Not rigged; not having the rigging up.

Source: Wiktionary


UNRIG

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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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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