splicing fid

A tapered wooden pin for opening the strands when splicing large ropes; it is sometimes driven by a large wooden mallet called a commander.

Splicing
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Splice>>. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Fid
·noun A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns. II. Fid ·noun A wooden or metal ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
fid
A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, used to support the weight of the top-mast...

The Sailor's Word-Book
fid of tobacco
A quid, from the small pieces of tow with which the vent or touch hole of a cannon is stopped. SEA T...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
fid of tobacco
A chew, or quid of tobacco. A word only used by those who make use of the weed. It is also used in E...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.