Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rigging \Rig"ging\, n.
   DRess; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc.,
   that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as
   purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of
   {Ship} and {Sails}.

   {Running rigging} (Naut.), all those ropes used in bracing
      the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as
      braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like.

   {Standing rigging} (Naut.), the shrouds and stays.



   {Running bowsprit} (Naut.) Same as {Reefing bowsprit}.

   {Running days} (Com.), the consecutive days occupied on a
      voyage under a charter party, including Sundays and not
      limited to the working days. --Simmonds.

   {Running fire}, a constant fire of musketry or cannon.

   {Running gear}, the wheels and axles of a vehicle, and their
      attachments, in distinction from the body; all the working
      parts of a locomotive or other machine, in distinction
      from the framework.

   {Running hand}, a style of rapid writing in which the letters
      are usually slanted and the words formed without lifting
      the pen; -- distinguished from {round hand}.

   {Running part} (Naut.), that part of a rope that is hauled
      upon, -- in distinction from the {standing part}.

   {Running rigging} (Naut.), that part of a ship's rigging or
      ropes which passes through blocks, etc.; -- in distinction
      from {standing rigging}.

   {Running title} (Print.), the title of a book or chapter
      continued from page to page on the upper margin.