Fid

[fid]

Definition

(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.

Typed by Blanche

Definition

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.

Typist: Melville