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rigging monkey

rigging monkey noun: a crewmember of a sailing vessel whose primary responsibility is to climb the mast, usually with the assistance of a boatswain's chair, in order to work on the rigging of the ship.

Noun

rigging monkey (plural rigging monkeys)

  1. A crewmember of a sailing vessel whose primary responsibility is to climb the mast, usually with the assistance of a boatswain's chair, in order to work on the rigging of the ship.

Forms of rigging monkey

pluralrigging monkeys

Questions about rigging monkey

What does rigging monkey mean?
Rigging monkey means a crewmember of a sailing vessel whose primary responsibility is to climb the mast, usually with the assistance of a boatswain's chair, in order to work on the rigging of the ship.
What part of speech is rigging monkey?
Rigging monkey is a noun.
What is the plural of rigging monkey?
The plural of rigging monkey is rigging monkeys.

Words near rigging monkey in the dictionary

  1. Riggi
  2. riggies
  3. Riggin
  4. riggin'
  5. rigging
  6. rigging monkey
  7. rigging monkeys
  8. rigging out
  9. riggings
  10. Riggins
  11. Rigginses

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