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  • 81rig something up — ˌrig sthˈup derived to make or to build sth quickly, using whatever materials are available • We managed to rig up a shelter for the night. Main entry: ↑rigderived …

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  • 82Rig and furrow — was a type of cultivation practised in upland areas of the British Isles which differs slightly from the more common ridge and furrow in that it appears to have been created through excavation by spade rather than plough.The technique improved… …

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  • 83Rig, West Virginia — Rig is an unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. External links …

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  • 84Rig-Veda — le plus ancien des livres védiques, composé entre le XVIe et le IXe s. av. J. C.: 1 028 hymnes à caractère lyrique posent les bases mythologiques, philosophiques et liturgiques du brahmanisme …

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  • 85Rig-Veda — Rig Ve|da the first of the four holy books of the ↑Veda, which contains prayers and ↑hymns to gods in the Hindu religion …

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  • 86Rig veda — 1776, from Skt. rigveda, from rg song, praise, knowledge + veda knowledge. A thousand hymns, orally transmitted, probably dating from before 1000 B.C.E …

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  • 87rig|a|doon — «RIHG uh DOON», noun. 1. a lively dance for one couple. 2. the quick, duple rhythm for this dance. 3. a piece of music in such time. ╂[< French rigodon, rigaudon; origin uncertain; probably < Rigaud, Marseilles dancing master, who invented… …

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  • 88rig|a|ma|role — «RIHG uh muh rohl», noun. = rigmarole. (Cf. ↑rigmarole) …

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  • 89rig|ger — «RIHG uhr», noun. 1. a person who rigs. 2. a person who rigs ships, or works with hoisting tackle, or cable of any kind. 3. a person who assembles airplanes or adjusts their controls. 4. a person who manipulates something fraudulently …

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  • 90rig|ma|role — «RIHG muh rohl», noun. foolish talk or activity; words or action without meaning; nonsense: »But was it not in order to cope with the situation…that the Government set up in recent years…the whole rigmarole of scheduling, listing, and building… …

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