Fid Definition

fĭd
noun
A round, pointed wooden tool for separating the strands of a rope in splicing.
Webster's New World
A square wooden or metal bar for supporting a topmast.
Webster's New World

A plug of oakum for the vent of a gun.

Wiktionary
A small thick piece of anything.
Wiktionary
A naval euphemism for "penis", derived from the similarity of each of the above to the male reproductive organ.
Wiktionary
suffix
Divided into parts or lobes.
Pinnatifid.
American Heritage
affix
Split or separated into (a specified number or kind of) parts.
Palmatifid.
Webster's New World
verb
To support a topmast using a fid.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Fid

Noun

Singular:
fid
Plural:
fids

Origin of Fid

  • Latin -fidus from findere fid- to split bheid- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • L -fidus, split < base of findere: see fission

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Origin unknown.

    From Wiktionary

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