Fid - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|fɪd|
Brit.
|fɪd|
noun
- (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 "penis", derived from the similarity of each of the above to the male reproductive organ.
- (law) Abbreviation of fidelity.
- (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 "penis", derived from the similarity of each of the above to the male reproductive organ.
- (law) Abbreviation of fidelity.
verb
- To support a topmast using a fid.
Extra examples
There was a fat fid of letters from home.
A trout was already cut into fids of five or six inches in length.
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