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diddley bows

diddley bows is the plural 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

Questions about diddley bows

What is diddley bows the plural of?
Diddley bows is the plural of diddley bow.

Words near diddley bows in the dictionary

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

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