Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fiddler's green

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: fid-dler's -green
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A legendary afterlife for retired sailors, where there is perpetual mirth, fiddle music, and dancing.

name

A place of frolic on shore.

Dated; Slang

name

A stopping place for fallen cavalrymen on the path to the afterlife.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Sam Tyler: Where to now? Gene Hunt: Fiddler's Green. Sam Tyler: I hope that's the name of a pub."
"1996, Edward L. Daily, We Remember: U.S. Cavalry Association, Turner Publishing Company, page 7, Fiddler's Green is where a cavalryman meets his comrades who have gone before him, at an old canteen, surrounded by a broad meadow, dotted with trees and crossed by many streams. Here the cavalryman stops, unsaddles his horse, and joins his comrades for a visit with many stories, reminiscences, and camaraderie, before continuing his journey. Soldiers of no other service may stop at Fiddler's Green, they must continue to march."

Etymology

From 19th-century English maritime folklore.

Usage

Dated
Slang
American usage

Inflected Forms

Fiddlers' Green (alternative) Fidlers' Green (alternative)

Questions

What does fiddler's green mean?: A legendary afterlife for retired sailors, where there is perpetual mirth, fiddle music, and dancing.
Where does fiddler's green come from?: From 19th-century English maritime folklore.

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