Definitions for fid
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1. fidnoun

   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.

2. fidnoun

   A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, to support the weight of the topmast (on a ship).

3. fidnoun

   A plug of oakum for the vent of a gun.

4. fidnoun

   A small thick piece of anything.

5. fidnoun

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

6. fidnoun

   A naval euphemism for "penis", derived from the similarity of each of the above to the male reproductive organ.

7. fidverb

   To support a topmast using a fid.

8. Etymology: Origin unknown.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fidnoun

   A pointed iron with which seamen untwist their cords. Stephen Skinner.

   Etymology: fitta, Italian.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fidnoun

   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. Fidnoun

   a wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything

3. Fidnoun

   a pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing

4. Fidnoun

   a block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns

5. Etymology: [Prov. E. fid a small, thick lump.]

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1. Fid

   A fid is a conical tool traditionally made of wood or bone. It is used to work with rope and canvas in marlinespike seamanship. A fid differs from a marlinspike in material and purpose. A marlinespike is used in working with wire rope, may be used to open shackles, and is made of metal. A fid is used to hold open knots and holes in canvas. A fid is used to open the "lays", or strands of rope, synthetic or natural, for splicing said line. A variation of the fid, the Gripfid, is used for ply-split braiding. It adds a jamming cleat to pull a cord back through the cord split by the fid's point. Modern fids are typically made of aluminum, steel, or plastic. Beyond just aiding in holding the rope open or allowing the splicer to push the strands through in the creation of the rope splice, modern push fids have markings on them used for precise measurements in a variety of sizes of rope. These fids are typically 21 or 22 times the diameter of rope to be spliced. A half-inch diameter rope would have any accompanying fid 10.5-11" in length with hash-marks denoting the long and short fid measurements. A short fid is 1/3 a fid length and a long fid is 2/3 the overall fid length. Modern major rope manufacturers such as Yale Cordage, New England Ropes, and Samson Rope Technologies each have full sets of published splicing directions available on their websites. Typically, all splice directions measurements use fid-length as the unit of measurement.

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1. Fid

   fid, n. a conical pin of hard wood, used by sailors to open the strands of a rope in splicing: a square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, used to support the weight of the topmast or top-gallant-mast when swayed up into place.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fid

   A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, used to support the weight of the top-mast when erected at the head of the lower mast, by passing through a mortise or hole at the lower end of the former, and resting its ends on the trestle-trees, which are sustained by the head of the latter; the fid, therefore, must be withdrawn every time the mast is lowered; the topgallant-mast is retained at the head of the top-mast in the same manner. There is also a patent screw fid, which can be removed after hauling taut the mast rope, without having first to lift the mast. (See MAST.) A fid is also a conical pin of hard wood, of any size from 10 inches downwards, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing: of these some are large, for splicing cables, and some small, for the bolt-ropes of sails, &c. Fid is improperly applied to metal of the same shape; they are then termed marling-spikes (called stabbers by sail-makers--which see). Also, the piece of oakum with which the vent of a gun is plugged. Some call it the vent-plug (which see). Also, colloquially used for a quid or chew of tobacco, or a small but thick piece of anything, as of meat in clumsy carving.

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1. FID

   What does FID stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FID acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. DIF

2. dif

3. IDF

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fid in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of fid in a Sentence

1. Chief Executive Aidan Heavey:

   You need a pipeline route firmed down and then you need to get FID. So FID probably in early 2017 and then three years later, you would have first oil.

2. Andy Calitz:

   It didn't make sense in July 2016, when (our stakeholders) asked the inevitable question, when will you reconsider the FID? Our answer was: We will be in construction in 2018. I reaffirm that commitment today.

3. Joerg Buddenberg:

   The expansion is going ahead with further projects, units with a capacity of 704 MW are under construction at nine projects and final investment decisions (FID) have been taken at five further projects.

4. Vivek Chandra:

   We think our FID will be the end of next year, but we'll see, we're not under pressure, which is good.

5. John Lowe:

   This is quite a significant price impact, we need to resolve this to reach FID.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fid
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fid
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fid
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fid
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fid
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=fid