fid
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.
Origin of fid
1Other definitions for -fid (2 of 3)
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
2Other definitions for fid. (3 of 3)
fiduciary.
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How to use fid in a sentence
To the Roman mind Pnica fids was a synonym for the vilest treachery.
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British Dictionary definitions for fid (1 of 2)
/ (fɪd) /
a spike for separating strands of rope in splicing
a wooden or metal bar for supporting the heel of a topmast
Origin of fid
1British Dictionary definitions for -fid (2 of 2)
divided into parts or lobes: bifid; pinnatifid
Origin of -fid
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