3. Get rid of the rats. Place unset, baited traps in a trap box on the rat path. Add new bait each day, and on the third day after the rats have started eating the bait, set the baited traps.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Filicide is the deliberate act of a parent killing his or her own son or daughter. The word filicide derives from the Latin words filius meaning son or filia meaning daughter and the suffix -cide meaning to kill, murder, or cause death.
A fid is a conical tool traditionally made of wood or bone. It is used to work with rope and canvas in marlinespike seamanship. A fid differs from a marlinspike in material and purpose. A marlinespike is used in working with wire rope, may be used to open shackles, and is made of metal.A fid is used to hold open knots and holes in canvas, and to separate the lays (or strands) of synthetic or natural rope for splicing.A variation of the fid, the gripfid, is used for ply-split braiding.It adds a jamming cleat to pull a cord back through the cord split by the fid's point. fid is also a small, pointed tool, with a bulbous hand-grip, used in the tape-and-solder method of building stained glass. In this method, copper foil tape is adhered to the edges of the cut glass. The fid is then used to press the tape, thereby assuring adherence.