[f. prec. sb.] trans. To fix (a topmast, etc.) with a fid.
1729. Capt. W. Wriglesworth, MS. Log-bk. of the ‘Lyell,’ 31 Sept. Rigg’d the maintopmast and fidded it.
c. 1860. H. Stuart, Seaman’s Catech., 18. What is the name of running rigging of topmasts? Top tackle pendants, and falls. What are they used for? Fidding or housing the mast.
