FIDDLE-STICK
\fˈɪdə͡lstˈɪk], \fˈɪdəlstˈɪk], \f_ˈɪ_d_əl_s_t_ˈɪ_k]\
Definitions of FIDDLE-STICK
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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Same as FIDDLE-BOW. This word is frequently used as an interjection, and is equivalent to nonsense! pshaw! or other exclamation expressive of contemptuous incredulity, denial, or the like. "At such an assertion he would have exclaimed, A fiddle-stick! Why and how that word has become an interjection of contempt I must leave those to explain who can."-Southey.
By Daniel Lyons
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