FID
\fˈɪd], \fˈɪd], \f_ˈɪ_d]\
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A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing.
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A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns.
By Oddity Software
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A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing.
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A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns.
By Noah Webster.
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fid, n. a conical pin of hard wood, used by sailors to open the strands of a rope in splicing: a square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, used to support the weight of the topmast or top-gallant-mast when swayed up into place.
By Thomas Davidson
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(Naut.) A square bar of wood or iron passed through a hole in the foot of an upper mast, the ends of which rest on the trestle-trees to support the weight of the upper mast.
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(Naut.) A wooden pin to open the strands ot a rope.
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(Naut.) Fid of anything ; a quid, or small thick piece. When the F. has been inserted in the mast and the mast-rope slackened, the mast is Fidded.
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(Naut.) The piece of oakum placed in a gun vent.
By Henry Percy Smith
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