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Fid vs Dowel - What's the difference?

fid | dowel |

As nouns the difference between fid and dowel

is that fid is (nautical) 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 while dowel is a pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.

As verbs the difference between fid and dowel

is that fid is to support a topmast using a fid while dowel is to fasten together with dowels.

fid

English

(wikipedia fid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) 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.
  • (nautical) 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.
  • A small thick piece of anything.
  • A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.
  • A naval euphemism for "penis", derived from the similarity of each of the above to the male reproductive organ.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To support a topmast using a fid.

    • Anagrams

    * ---- ==Volapük==

    Noun

    (vo-noun)
  • food

    • Declension

    (vo-decl-noun)

    Derived terms

    * fidacem ----

    dowel

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
  • A wooden rod, as one to make short pins from.
  • *
  • (construction) A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may fastened to it.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (pin or block of wood or metal) spline, biscuit, tenon * (construction) anchor, screw anchor (US); wall plug (UK).

    Verb

    (dowell)
  • To fasten together with dowels.
  • To furnish with dowels.
    • A cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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