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A bar of wood or iron which takes the weight of a topmast when it is stepped on the lower mast. A hole in the topmast corresponds with a hole in the lower mast and the fid is driven through to hold them together.
Ãâó: collections.ic.gc.ca/vessels/terms.htm
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| FID |
A pointed tool used to separate strands of rope.
Ãâó: www.terrax.org/sailing/glossary/gf.aspx
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| FID |
(suffix) Lobe-like projection.
Ãâó: www.ernestartist.org/BotanicalGlossary01.htm
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| FID |
Originally a tool used by sailors to work loose knots. In stained glass it is used to help burnish the foil to the glass in copper foil construction. It is also used to widen or help manipulate lead and metal cames during construction.
Ãâó: www.thestorefinder.com/glass/library/terms/termsF....
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| FID |
Free induction decay.
Ãâó: www.emrf.org/Education%20and%20Training/Glossary%2...
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