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单词 rig-up
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rig-upn.

Brit. /ˈrɪɡʌp/, U.S. /ˈrɪɡˌəp/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English to rig up.
Etymology: < to rig up at rig v.2 Compare earlier rig n.3 With sense 2 compare also earlier rig-out n.
1. A manner or process of arranging or erecting equipment; the equipment so arranged; a set-up.
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the world > relative properties > order > [noun] > established order or system > way in which anything is organized
dispensation1633
establishment1799
set-up1889
rig-up1893
1893 Eng. Mech. 3 Nov. 234/1 In girder work a rig-up like that shown in Fig. 226 is used. It consists of a heavy holding-up hammer on the end of a long elastic handle.
1904 P. N. Hasluck Metalworking 186/1 The rig-up for boring the headstocks is shown in Figs. 589 and 590.
1931 B. Brown Talking Pictures 162 Al Jolson never seemed so good as when over that rig-up he sang his last song.
1987 T. A. Inglis Directional Drilling viii. 148 MWD systems have been designed to allow a fairly simple rig-up so that normal drilling operations are not seriously held up.
2. colloquial. A set of clothes, an outfit; (also) a manner of dressing. Cf. rig n.3 3a, rig-out n.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun]
habita1420
standc1450
suitc1475
sluch1582
standard1631
rig-out1824
outfit1840
suiting1863
shape1886
rig-up1896
bag of fruit1924
ensemble1927
whistle and flute1931
vine1932
drape1945
1896 ‘Iota’ Quaker Grandmother 283 Either she's mad or in a peck of trouble, to come..in this rig-up.
1996 L. A. Lawson Still following Percy ii. 18 It is the enclosing activity of Margot Reilly's leg that awakens Lance Lamar's desire for her as body, after she has shucked her rig-up as a Southern belle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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