fid

/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.

The sailor used a fid to splice the ropes together.

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A plug of oakum for the vent of a gun.

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A small thick piece of anything.

Four — dreadfully unclad — men, carefully oiled, to protect their skin against the great heat, are moving about with long iron spoons, stirring here and mixing there, or kneading into little fids various compounds of coarse sugar and rancid butter […]

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A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.

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(nautical, slang) The penis.

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