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Webster 1913 Edition
Fid
Fid
,Noun.
[Prov. E.
fid
a small, thick lump.] 1.
(Naut.)
A square bar of wood or iron, used to support the topmast, being passed through a hole or mortise at its heel, and resting on the trestle trees.
2.
A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.
3.
A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing.
☞ There are hand fids and standing fids (which are larger than the others, and stand upon a flat base). An iron implement for this purpose is called a marline spike.
4.
(Mil.)
A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fid
FID
, n.1.
A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, used to support the top-mast, when erected at the head of the lower mast.2.
A pin of hard wood or iron, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing.Definition 2024
fid
fid
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English
Noun
fid (plural fids)
A fid in use aboard the USS John C. Stennis.
- (nautical) A pointed tool without any sharp edges, used in weaving or knotwork to tighten and form up weaves or complex knots; used in sailing ships to open the strands of a rope before splicing. Compare marlinespike.
- (nautical) A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, to support the weight of the topmast (on a ship).
- A plug of oakum for the vent of a gun.
- A small thick piece of anything.
- A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.
- A naval euphemism for "****", derived from the similarity of each of the above to the male reproductive organ.
Verb
fid (third-person singular simple present fids, present participle fiding, simple past and past participle fided)
- To support a topmast using a fid.
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Noun
fid (plural fids)
Declension
declension of fid
Derived terms
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