fiddle bow
Americannoun
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a bow with which the strings of the violin or a similar instrument are set in vibration.
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a bow for driving the arbor of a small lathe, as one used by watchmakers.
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Nautical. clipper bow.
Etymology
Origin of fiddle bow
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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A corner of the room near the front door served as the unofficial bandstand and one often had to shimmy around a guitar or fiddle bow in order to enter or leave.
From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2016
All told, the KC Fiddles Bluestem fiddle, bow and case were worth about $1,500, though the fiddle has priceless sentimental value.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2015
Cordelia, eldest of the four, plumps for the violin, and while her heart is always in the right place, her fiddle bow never is.
From Time Magazine Archive
The gay garlands of tissue paper, the swinging lanterns, the shelf full of oranges and doughnuts, and the beaming old face smiling over the swaying fiddle bow!
From Calvary Alley by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan
Black and shiny as I ever saw and its neck straight as a fiddle bow.
From Blue Ridge Country by Caldwell, Erskine
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