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Rig

A ridge.

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Broader term 18

Appurtenance 76% connected

That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an appendage; an accessory; something annexed to another thing more worthy; in common parlance and…

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Attire 76% connected

To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.

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Cheat 76% connected

An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.

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Chisel 76% connected

A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a m…

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Dress 76% connected

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

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Equip 76% connected

To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient action in any way; to provide wi…

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Fasten 76% connected

To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.

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Fit 76% connected

imp. & p. p. of Fight.

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

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Formation 76% connected

The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.

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Fraud 76% connected

Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injure…

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Garb 76% connected

Clothing in general.

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Gear 76% connected

Clothing; garments; ornaments.

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Outfit 76% connected

A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; thin…

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Paraphernalia 76% connected

Something reserved to a wife, over and above her dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her degree.

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Price 76% connected

The sum or amount of money at which a thing is valued, or the value which a seller sets on his goods in market; that for which something is bought or…

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Secure 76% connected

Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

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Truck 76% connected

A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a small strong wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun carriage.

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Narrower term 35

Barouche 76% connected

A four-wheeled carriage, with a falling top, a seat on the outside for the driver, and two double seats on the inside arranged so that the sitters on…

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Brougham 76% connected

A light, close carriage, with seats inside for two or four, and the fore wheels so arranged as to turn short.

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Buckboard 76% connected

A four-wheeled vehicle, having a long elastic board or frame resting on the bolsters or axletrees, and a seat or seats placed transversely upon it; -…

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Buggy 76% connected

Infested or abounding with bugs.

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Bunko 76% connected

A kind of swindling game or scheme, by means of cards or by a sham lottery.

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Cab 76% connected

A kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually a public vehicle.

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Cabriolet 76% connected

A one-horse carriage with two seats and a calash top.

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Caroche 76% connected

A kind of pleasure carriage; a coach.

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Chaise 76% connected

A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top, and the body hung on leather straps, or thorough-braces. It is usually drawn by one horse.

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Chariot 76% connected

A two-wheeled car or vehicle for war, racing, state processions, etc.

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Clarence 76% connected

A close four-wheeled carriage, with one seat inside, and a seat for the driver.

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Coach 76% connected

A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated…

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Con 76% connected

Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection with it. See Pro.

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Cozenage 76% connected

The art or practice of cozening; artifice; fraud.

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Drosky 76% connected

A low, four-wheeled, open carriage, used in Russia, consisting of a kind of long, narrow bench, on which the passengers ride as on a saddle, with the…

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Ensemble 76% connected

The whole; all the parts taken together.

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Flimflam 76% connected

A freak; a trick; a lie.

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Four-in-hand 76% connected

Consisting of four horses controlled by one person; as, a four-in-hand team; drawn by four horses driven by one person; as, a four-in-hand coach.

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Gharry 76% connected

Any wheeled cart or carriage.

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Gig 76% connected

A fiddle.

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Gip 76% connected

To take out the entrails of (herrings).

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Gyp 76% connected

A college servant; -- so called in Cambridge, England; at Oxford called a scout.

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Hackney 76% connected

A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony.

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Hansom 76% connected

Alt. of Hansom cab

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Hansom cab 76% connected

A light, low, two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat elevated behind, the reins being passed over the top.

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Hustle 76% connected

To shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or crowd rudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room.

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Landau 76% connected

A four-wheeled covered vehicle, the top of which is divided into two sections which can be let down, or thrown back, in such a manner as to make an o…

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Roadster 76% connected

A clumsy vessel that works its way from one anchorage to another by means of the tides.

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Shay 76% connected

A chaise.

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Stanhope 76% connected

A light two-wheeled, or sometimes four-wheeled, carriage, without a top; -- so called from Lord Stanhope, for whom it was contrived.

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Sting 76% connected

Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict a wound by piercing; as the caudal stin…

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Surrey 76% connected

A four-wheeled pleasure carriage, (commonly two-seated) somewhat like a phaeton, but having a straight bottom.

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Thimblerig 76% connected

A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.

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Trap 76% connected

To dress with ornaments; to adorn; -- said especially of horses.

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Trousseau 76% connected

The collective lighter equipments or outfit of a bride, including clothes, jewelry, and the like; especially, that which is provided for her by her f…

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Manipulate 74% connected

To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate…

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Manipulate 74% connected

To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate…

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Rigger 74% connected

One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship.

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Rigger 74% connected

One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship.

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Component part 4

Axletree 70% connected

A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.

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Gig 70% connected

A fiddle.

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Rumble 70% connected

To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a distance.

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Trailer 70% connected

One who, or that which, trails.

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Bob 70% connected

Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's ta…

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Bobber 70% connected

One who, or that which, bobs.

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Cork 70% connected

The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose.

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Fishgig 70% connected

A spear with barbed prongs used for harpooning fish.

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Fishhook 70% connected

A hook for catching fish.

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Fizgig 70% connected

A fishgig.

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Gaff 70% connected

A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish.

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Gig 70% connected

A fiddle.

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Harpoon 70% connected

A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, triangular head, s…

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Lance 70% connected

A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag;…

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Reel 70% connected

A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel.

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Spear 70% connected

A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance.

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Spinner 70% connected

One who, or that which, spins one skilled in spinning; a spinning machine.

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Carriage 92% connected

That which is carried; burden; baggage.

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Cheat 92% connected

An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.

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Equipage 92% connected

Furniture or outfit, whether useful or ornamental; especially, the furniture and supplies of a vessel, fitting her for a voyage or for warlike purpos…

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Fraud 92% connected

Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injure…

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Manipulate 92% connected

To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to manipulate…

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Outfit 92% connected

A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; thin…

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Rigging 92% connected

of Rig

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Set 92% connected

of Set

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Swindle 92% connected

To cheat defraud grossly, or with deliberate artifice; as, to swindle a man out of his property.

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Tackle 92% connected

Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the bl…

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