fiddlestick
fiddlestick · fiddlesticks
One of a pair of sticks, similar to drumsticks, used by a second player to percuss the…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.
Meaning
3 sensesOne 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.
A bow used to play the fiddle.
a bow used in playing the violin
A whit; a jot.
I don't care a fiddlestick!
Origin
From Middle English fydylstyk, ffidillstyke; equivalent to fiddle + stick.From Middle English fydylstyk, ffidillstyke; equivalent to fiddle + stick.
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Forms
plural: fiddlesticks| Singular | fiddlestick |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a bow used in playing the violin:violin bow