fid vs pricket

fid

noun
  • A small thick piece of anything. 

  • A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, to support the weight of the topmast (on a ship). 

  • A plug of oakum for the vent of a gun. 

  • The penis. 

  • A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything. 

  • A pointed tool without any sharp edges, used in weaving or knotwork to tighten and form up weaves or complex knots; used in sailing ships to open the strands of a rope before splicing. Compare marlinespike. 

verb
  • To support a topmast using a fid. 

pricket

noun
  • A spike for holding a single candle. 

  • A male deer in its second year, whose antlers have not yet branched. 

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