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Rigging
Rigging
(from
Anglo-Saxon
wrigan
or
wringing
, "to clothe") is the apparatus through which the force of the wind is used to propel
sailboats
and
sailing ships
forward. This includes
masts
,
yards
,
sails
, and
cordage
.
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