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Meaning of ‘fid’
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(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.
A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.
A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing. Note: 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.
(Mil.) A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns.
Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University
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