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fid

noun
/fɪd/

Etymology

From FIDS (“Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey”), a former name of the British Antarctic Survey.

Definitions

  1. A pointed tool without any sharp edges, used in weaving or knotwork to tighten and form…

    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.

  2. A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, to support the weight of the…

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

  3. A plug of oakum for the vent of a gun.

  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. A small thick piece of anything.

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

    3. The penis.

    4. To support a topmast using a fid.

    5. A British worker with the British Antarctic Survey.

      • The British use the term “fidlets”, a diminutive of “Fid”, which in turn is an acronym for Falkland Island Dependencies, the former name of the British Antarctic Survey.

    6. A mountain peak in Graham Land, Antarctica.

    7. Initialism of functional iron deficiency.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA