bull fiddle
Americannoun
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Origin of bull fiddle
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
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“Back then a band would be a saxophone, a trumpet, a bull fiddle, that kind of thing.“
From Washington Times • Oct. 31, 2020
The stage presently darkens so that the violins appear to float about under their own power, finally waltz themselves into the outline of an immense bull fiddle.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Feels more like a bull fiddle today than a violin," Conner muses to himself, and the wheel is some kind of concert instrument clearly.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Philadelphia sleek Anton Torello still wields the big bull fiddle; Oscar Schwar, who was a drummer-boy in the Imperial German Army, still presides over the tympani.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I’ll have to play my bull fiddle for you when we meet again.”
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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