Rig vs Kit - What's the difference?
rig | kit |
(slang, nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.
Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.
* The climbers each had a different rig for climbing that particular rockface.
(US) A large truck such as a semi-tractor.
* Every rig at the truckstop had custom-made mud-flaps.
The special apparatus used for drilling wells.
(informal) A costume or an outfit.
* My sister and I always made our own rigs for Halloween.
(slang, computing) A computer case, often modified for looks.
* 2004 , Radford Castro, Let Me Play: Stories of Gaming and Emulation (page 104)
An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc.
(slang) Radio]] equipment, especially a [[CB radio, citizen's band transceiver.
To fit out with a harness or other equipment.
(nautical) To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.
(informal) To dress or clothe in some costume.
To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.
To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.
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, title= (obsolete) To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.
* 1616 , (George Chapman), The Hymn to (Hermes), in ''The Whole Works of (Homer) (tr.),
(obsolete) To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.
(obsolete) A wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.
(obsolete) A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.
* Cowper
(obsolete) A blast of wind.
* Burke
A circular wooden vessel, made of hooped staves.
A kind of basket made from straw of rushes, especially for holding fish; by extension, the contents of such a basket, used as a measure of weight.
* 1961 18 Jan, Guardian (cited after OED):
A collection of items forming the equipment of a soldier, carried in a knapsack.
Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.
A collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble.
(UK, sports) The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.
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(UK, informal) Clothing.
(computing, informal) A full software distribution, as opposed to a patch or upgrade.
drum kit
To assemble or collect something into kits or sets or to give somebody a kit. See also kit out and other derived phrases.
Something which came originally in kit form.
a kit violin
* Grew
* Charles Dickens, Bleak House
As a noun rig
is (slang|nautical) the rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft or rig can be (uk|scotland|dialect) a ridge or rig can be (obsolete) a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.As a verb rig
is to fit out with a harness or other equipment.As a proper noun kit is
a diminutive of the male given name christopher.rig
English
(wikipedia rig)Etymology 1
Probably of Scandinavian origin. Compare Norwegian .Noun
(en noun)- When I saw a special version of Quake running on Voodoo hardware, I knew I would be forking out quite a bit of money on my gaming rig .
Verb
Cronies and capitols, passage=Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult.
- Rigging and rifling all ways, and no noise / Made with thy soft feet, where it all destroys.
- (Tusser)
Etymology 2
See ridge.Etymology 3
Compare wriggle.Noun
(en noun)- (Fuller)
- He little dreamt when he set out / Of running such a rig .
- that uncertain season before the rigs of Michaelmas were yet well composed.
- (Wright)
Anagrams
* ----kit
English
(wikipedia kit)Etymology 1
English from the 14th century, from a Dutch kitte'', a wooden vessel made of hooped staves. Related to Dutch ''kit "tankard". The further etymology is unknown. The transfer of meaning to the contents of a soldier's knapsack dates to the late 18th century, extended use of any collection of necessaries used for travelling dates to the first half of the 19th century. The further widening of the sense to a collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble emerges in US English in the mid 20th century.Noun
(en noun)- He was pushing a barrow on the fish dock, wheeling aluminium kits which, when full, each contain 10 stone of fish.
- Always carry a good first-aid kit .
- I built the entire car from a kit .
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- Get your kit off and come to bed.
Derived terms
* airfix kit * first aid kit * football kit * kit and caboodle * kit out * kitbag * model kit * pack-up kit * toolkit * electronic kit * robot kit * starter kit * body kit * kit carVerb
(kitt)- We need to kit the parts for the assembly by Friday, so that manufacturing can build the tool.
Adjective
(-)- kit car
Etymology 2
A short form of kitten. From the 16th century (spelled kytte'', ''kitt ). From the 19th century also extended to other young animals (mink, fox, muskrat, etc.), and to a species of small fox ("kit-fox").Etymology 3
16th century, perhaps from citharaNoun
(en noun)- A dancing master's kit .
- Prince Turveydrop then tinkled the strings of his kit with his fingers, and the young ladies stood up to dance.