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单词 rigg
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riggn.1

Forms: Middle English ryg, Middle English ryge, 1600s–1800s rigg, 1700s–1800s rig.
Origin: Probably a borrowing from early Scandinavian.
Etymology: Probably < early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic hregg wind, storm, gale, snowstorm, of uncertain origin).
Obsolete (English regional in later use.)
A storm, a tempest; a strong wind. In later use chiefly in Michaelmas rigg n. at Michaelmas n. Compounds 2.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > [noun] > stormy weather > a storm
stormc825
un-i-withereOE
tempestc1250
riggc1400
orage1477
buba1500
procellea1500
stour1827
rattler1835
c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 354 I sende out bylyve Such a rowtande ryge þat rayne schal swyþe.
c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 382 For never cowþe stynt Þe roȝe raynande ryg, þe raykande wawez.
1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1892) 74 Vpon springe tydes, or after great Riggs of the sea.
1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1892) 75 With Tempest, and Riggs of the sea.
1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France in Wks. (1842) II. 331 Appearing..before the riggs of old Michaelmas were yet well composed, and when the inclement storms of winter were approaching.
1826 R. Wilbraham Attempt Gloss. Cheshire (ed. 2) Rigg, a strong blast of wind. The storms which usually prevail about the time of the autumnal equinox are called Michaelmas Riggs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

riggn.2

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: rug n.3
Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a variant of or transmission error for rug n.3, although evidence for the collocation of that word with royal appears to be lacking.
Obsolete.
A kind of fabric (perhaps an error for rug n.3).
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > [noun] > piece of > other pieces
piece?c1430
fasel1440
speckc1440
pane1459
rag?1536
remnant1571
fag end1607
swatch1647
cut1753
rigg1769
hag's teeth1777
bias1824
spetch1828
shredlet1840
bias tape1884
short end1960
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > rug
rug1624
namad1753
rigg1769
Meshed1904
1769 Dublin Mercury 12 Aug. Common poplins, riggs and riggs-royal, stuffs, camblets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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