English-Thai Dictionary
fid
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FID
n. 1. A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, used to support the top-mast, when erected at the head of the lower mast.
2. A pin of hard wood or iron, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FID
Fid, n. Etym: [Prov. E. fid a small, thick lump. ]
1. (Naut. )
Defn: 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.
2. A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.
3. A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing.
Note: There are hand fids and standing fids (which are larger than the others, and stand upon a flat base ). An iron implement for this purpose is called a marline spike.
4. (Mil. )
Defn: A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns.
New American Oxford Dictionary
fid
fid |fid fɪd | ▶noun Nautical a thick peg, wedge, or supporting pin, in particular: • a square wooden or iron bar that takes the weight of a topmast stepped to a lower mast by being passed through holes in both masts. • a conical pin or spike used in splicing rope. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: of unknown origin.
Oxford Dictionary
fid
fid |fɪd | ▶noun Nautical 1 a square wooden or iron bar which takes the weight of a topmast stepped to a lower mast by being passed through holes in both masts. 2 a conical pin or spike used in splicing rope. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: of unknown origin.
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