n. 1. Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, to support hoisting teckle. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Naut.) (a) A projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat. (b) A boat thus equipped. (c) A projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to prevent upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the end; also used attributively, as an outrigger canoe. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
3. (Aeronautics) A projecting frame used to support the elevator or tail planes, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
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. ]
n. [ For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr. trekken to draw, pull. See Trick, n. ] 1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Mech.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the finger to release the cock and discharge the piece. [ 1913 Webster ]
Trigger fish (Zool.), a large plectognath fish (Balistes Carolinensis or Balistes capriscus) common on the southern coast of the United States, and valued as a food fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. Called also leather jacket, and turbot. [ 1913 Webster ]