fid

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  1. noun Nautical A square bar used as a support for a topmast.
  2. noun A large tapering pin used to open the strands of a rope before splicing.

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  • My mind's tongue kept tripping over the acronym RFID until I began treating it as a word: are-fid. —  AnalogSFF,May2008
  • The fid was a steel rod a foot long, half an inch in diameter at one end and tapering to a needle point. —  065 - The Giggling Ghosts
  • The fid was used to separate the strands of rope while splicing Batavia waved the fid under Monk's nose. —  065 - The Giggling Ghosts
  • Li kieku kellu jinzel kristu fid-dinja illum, il-Knisja stess terga 'ssallbu. —  timesofmalta.com
  • Allahumma rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanataw-wafil akhirati hasantaw-waqina azabannar. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
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  1. Origin unknown.

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  1. Also written fidd; origin obscure. D. fid, fed, a skein, appears to be a different word. See fetlock.
  2. from fid, n.
 

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