rerig

verb

re·​rig (ˌ)rē-ˈrig 

variants or re-rig

rerigged or re-rigged; rerigging or re-rigging

transitive + intransitive

: to rig (something) again

… decided to rerig the Finegold with small, heavy-duty sails that would be easy to handle.

—Michael McRae

Our pilot-guide has hardly a spare moment as he hustles around after the fishermen, re-rigging snagged lines …

—Simon Smith

Not only was I unhooking fish after fish, I spent just as much time re-rigging after big fish broke lines …

—Collins Doughtie

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above