Definition of "fid" [fid]

• Nautical A square bar used as a support for a topmast. (noun)
• A large tapering pin used to open the strands of a rope before splicing. (noun)

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• "The fid is a wooden pin, to be passed through the staple when the doors are shut, to fasten them."
• "On www. fishingbuddy.com/forums/topic. php? fid = 12008&tid = 30216 there is a post about a guy that raises and trains decoy dogs and it has his phone number."
• "Those with health problems, important jobs, nursing care, childrearing, and others who fid it difficult to attend courts will not be selected as lay judges"