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fiddlestick

fiddlestick noun: 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. Also the dated form of fiddlesticks.

Noun

fiddlestick (plural fiddlesticks)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    fiddlebow
  3. A whit; a jot.
    • I don't care a fiddlestick!

Also used as

fiddlestick is also the dated form of fiddlesticks.

Synonyms of fiddlestick

Forms of fiddlestick

pluralfiddlesticks

Origin of fiddlestick

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

Questions about fiddlestick

What does fiddlestick mean?
Fiddlestick means 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.
What part of speech is fiddlestick?
Fiddlestick is a noun.
What is the plural of fiddlestick?
The plural of fiddlestick is fiddlesticks.

Words near fiddlestick in the dictionary

  1. fiddles around
  2. fiddles away
  3. fiddles while Rome burns
  4. fiddles with
  5. fiddlesome
  6. fiddlestick
  7. fiddlesticks
  8. fiddlestring
  9. fiddlestrings
  10. fiddleth
  11. Fiddletown

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