noun
- wooden or metal pins used to separate strands of rope or cable
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The sailor used fids to splice the thick rope.
- Maritime workers keep fids in their tool kits for rope work.
- The old ship’s rigging required several fids for proper maintenance.
- He inserted the fids carefully to avoid damaging the cable strands.
- Traditional rope splicing relies on well-made fids.