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didley bow

didley 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 didley bow

pluraldidley bows

Questions about didley bow

What is didley bow the alternative spelling of?
Didley bow is the alternative spelling of diddley bow.

Words near didley bow in the dictionary

  1. didja
  2. didjeridoo
  3. didjeridoos
  4. didjeridu
  5. didjeridus
  6. didley bow
  7. didley bows
  8. Didmarton
  9. DIDMOAD
  10. didn'
  11. didn't

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