Meaning of fid | Babel Free

Definitions

1. 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. Initialism of functional iron deficiency.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
3. A British worker with the British Antarctic Survey.
   slang
4. A mountain peak in Graham Land, Antarctica.
5. A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, to support the weight of the topmast (on a ship).
6. A plug of oakum for the vent of a gun.
7. A small thick piece of anything.
8. A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.
9. The penis.
   slang

Examples

“Four — dreadfully unclad — men, carefully oiled, to protect⟳ their skin against the great heat, are moving about with long iron⟳ spoons, stirring here and mixing there, or kneading into little fids various compounds of coarse sugar and rancid butter […]”

“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.”

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