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ALL meanings of fid

fid
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  • noun fid A thick peg, wedge, or supporting pin, in particular. 1
  • noun fid a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one. 1
  • noun fid a stout bar used to hold a running bowsprit in its extended position. 1
  • noun fid a wooden or metal pin for parting strands of a rope. 1
  • noun fid a bar or pin used as a key or toggle. 1
  • noun fid a spike for separating strands of rope in splicing 0
  • noun fid a wooden or metal bar for supporting the heel of a topmast 0
  • noun fid a round, pointed wooden tool for separating the strands of a rope in splicing 0
  • noun fid a square wooden or metal bar for supporting a topmast 0
  • noun fid (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. 0
  • noun fid (nautical) A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, to support the weight of the topmast (on a ship). 0
  • noun fid A plug of oakum for the vent of a gun. 0
  • noun fid A small thick piece of anything. 0
  • noun fid A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything. 0
  • noun fid A naval euphemism for "penis", derived from the similarity of each of the above to the male reproductive organ. 0
  • verb fid To support a topmast using a fid. 0
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