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

Derived forms: fids

Encyclopedia: Fid

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