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fictile
fiction
fictionalize
fictitious
fictive
ficus
-fid
FID
fid
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fiddle
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fid
fid [ fid ] (plural fids)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. topmast support: a bar used to support a topmast on a boat
2. tapered tool for splicing: a tapered wooden implement used to separate the strands of a rope in splicing
[Early 17th century. Origin ?]
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