## Etymology
Of uncertain origin, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Norwegian rigga ('to bind, wrap, rig'); originally a nautical term for fitting out a ship.

## AI Etymology
Rig is of uncertain origin, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Norwegian rigga ('to bind, wrap, rig'); originally a nautical term for fitting out a ship. The quoted older sense, "to bind, wrap, rig," supplies the immediate semantic anchor for rig. In present English it is used as a verb, "to manipulate dishonestly, or to assemble equipment and apparatus". English derivatives include rigged, rigging, and rigger; related English forms include rigging and outrig. The result is a verb and noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

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- Tools, Machines & Construction

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