fid

[ fid ]

/ fɪd /

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noun Nautical.

a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.

a stout bar used to hold a running bowsprit in its extended position.

a wooden or metal pin for parting strands of a rope.

a bar or pin used as a key or toggle.

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Origin of fid

First recorded in 1605–15; origin uncertain

Other definitions for fid (2 of 3)

-fid

a combining form meaning “divided,” “lobed,” occurring in adjectives borrowed from Latin (bifid); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (pinnatifid).

Origin of -fid

<Latin -fidus divided, equivalent to -fid- (variant stem of findere to split) + -us adj. suffix

Other definitions for fid (3 of 3)

fid.

abbreviation

fiduciary.

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How to use fid in a sentence

He accordingly shut the great doors, and put the fid into the staple.
Rollo's Philosophy. [Air]|Jacob Abbott
The doors cannot be opened again until the fid is taken out.
Rollo's Philosophy. [Air]|Jacob Abbott
He whispered his ideas also to Harry and Tim Fid, who agreed to keep a watchful eye on the prisoners.
True Blue|W.H.G. Kingston
Fid immediately handed a brace of pistols and a dirk to True Blue, and together they rushed aft.
True Blue|W.H.G. Kingston

To prevent his companions from seizing his weapons, Fid drew them from his pocket and bolted off with them round the deck.
True Blue|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for fid (1 of 2)

fid

/ (fɪd) /

noun nautical

a spike for separating strands of rope in splicing

a wooden or metal bar for supporting the heel of a topmast

Word Origin for fid

C17: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for fid (2 of 2)

-fid

adj combining form

divided into parts or lobesbifid; pinnatifid

Word Origin for -fid

from Latin -fidus, from findere to split

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