Thesaurus: fid

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1. n. 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. n. A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.
3. n. A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing.
4. n. A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns.
5. 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. 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. 4. (Mil.) A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns.
6. A square bar of wood or iron, used to support the topmast,being passed through a hole or mortise at its heel, and resting onthe trestle trees.
7. n. 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. n. A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything. n. A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing. n. A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns.