fiddleback
[fid-l-bak]
- something shaped like a fiddle.
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- resembling the back or outline of a violin.
- (of a veneer figure) having close, fine, dark stripes.
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Origin of fiddleback
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Examples from the Web for fiddleback
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Healy accepted Purdy's invitation, and dismounted with him at the Fiddleback.
MavericksWilliam MacLeod Raine
“Came down to see about getting some cows for the old man from the Fiddleback outfit,” Davis explained.
Crooked Trails and StraightWilliam MacLeod Raine
In a dozen jerky sentences the owner of the Fiddleback told Flandrau of the suspicions of the sheriff.
Crooked Trails and StraightWilliam MacLeod Raine
Billie Mackenzie, owner of the Fiddleback ranch, laughed even while he disapproved.
Crooked Trails and StraightWilliam MacLeod Raine