See quotations.
1851. We judged that, after having knocked out the “fid,” which united the chain that bound the load, the log rolled suddenly upon him.—John S. Springer, ‘Forest Life,’ p. 107 (N.Y.).
1851. He examines [above all] the “fid-hook” and the “dog-hook,” the former that it does not work out, the latter that it loose not its grappling hold upon the tree.—Id., p. 108.
