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diddley-bow

diddley-bow is the alternative spelling of diddley bow.

Meaning of diddley bow

Noun

diddley bow (plural diddley bows)

  1. A one-stringed instrument (monochord) that consists of a wire string attached to something solid like the side of a house, and played with a piece of metal or glass, originating in the African American traditional music of Mississippi in the United States.
    Synonyms:
    jitterbug

Forms of diddley-bow

pluraldiddley-bows

Questions about diddley-bow

What is diddley-bow the alternative spelling of?
Diddley-bow is the alternative spelling of diddley bow.

Words near diddley-bow in the dictionary

  1. diddles
  2. diddley bow
  3. diddley bower
  4. diddley bowers
  5. diddley bows
  6. diddley-bow
  7. diddley-bows
  8. diddley-eye
  9. diddlies
  10. diddling
  11. diddly

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