n. 1. One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Painting) A long slender, and pointed sable brush for making fine lines, etc.; -- said to be so called from its use by marine painters for drawing the lines of the rigging. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]