Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fiddleback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fid-dle-back
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The brown recluse spider.

noun

A feature of maple wood where the fibers are distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern.

noun

A kind of chasuble with the front cut away.

Etymology

From fiddle + back.

Inflected Forms

fiddlebacks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

fiddlehead fiddleneck

Questions

What does fiddleback mean?
The brown recluse spider.
Where does fiddleback come from?
From fiddle + back.

How to pronounce fiddleback

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