fiddlestick
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- noun
- /ˈfɪdəlˌstɪk/
- Archaic
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- Ah, fiddlesticks.
Examples
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Oh, fiddlesticks.
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Oh, fiddlesticks.
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"Oh fiddlesticks," she said briskly, sitting down on the chair opposite.
Fiction book (1993) -
Fine as fiddlesticks.
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Here's my fiddlestick!
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Oh, fiddlesticks.
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Oh, fiddlesticks.
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Oh, fiddlesticks.
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Oh, administration of fiddlesticks!
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He expertly drew the bow across the strings with his fiddlestick to create a beautiful melody.
Synonyms
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A curved stick with tight hairs used to play string instruments like the violin
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A thin curved stick with horsehair used to play the violin by drawing it across the strings
A stick with horsehair that you use to play a violin
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fiddlestick comes from the two simple words fiddle (the violin) and stick ('a thin piece of wood'), so it literally means the stick used to play a fiddle. That's why fiddlestick refers to the bow a violinist uses to make sound.