rigging monkey
rigging monkey · rigging monkeys
A crewmember of a sailing vessel whose primary responsibility is to climb the mast,…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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
plural: rigging monkeys| Singular | rigging monkey |
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