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fiddlestick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fid-dle-stick
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

A bow used to play the fiddle.

noun

A whit; a jot.

intj

Dated form of fiddlesticks.

Dated

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Etymology

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

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Usage

Inflected Forms

fiddlesticks (plural)

Synonyms

fiddlebow violin bow

Questions

What does fiddlestick mean?
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.
Where does fiddlestick come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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