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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
fid
 
PRONUNCIATION:  fd
NOUN:1. Nautical A square bar used as a support for a topmast. 2. A large tapering pin used to open the strands of a rope before splicing.
ETYMOLOGY:Origin unknown.
 
 
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  ficus –fid  
 
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