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fiddlestick en · INTJ

Etymology

From Middle English fydylstyk, ffidillstyke; equivalent to fiddle + stick.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, dated) Dated form of fiddlesticks.
   alt of fiddlesticks
   • "A—a most distinguished visitor has just arrived." "Distinguished fiddlestick!" said Aunt Letty. "There hasn't been a ring at the bell for the last hour." 1955, C[live] S[taples] Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew, London: The Bodley Head, →OCLC:

fiddlestick en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English fydylstyk, ffidillstyke; equivalent to fiddle + stick.

Meanings

1. One of a pair of sticks, similar to drumsticks, used by a second player to percuss the strings of a fiddle while the main player plays via bow.
2. A bow used to play the fiddle.
3. A whit; a jot.
   • I don't care a fiddlestick!

Forms

Synonyms

fiddlebow