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fiddlestick

[ fid-l-stik ]
/ ˈfɪd lˌstɪk /

noun

anything; a bit: I don't care a fiddlestick for what they say.

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Origin of fiddlestick

First recorded in 1400–50, fiddlestick is from the late Middle English word fidillstyk.See fiddle, stick1

Words nearby fiddlestick

fiddle pattern, fiddler, fiddler beetle, fiddler crab, fiddlerfish, fiddlestick, fiddlesticks, fiddle while Rome burns, fiddlewood, fiddling, fiddly
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British Dictionary definitions for fiddlestick

fiddlestick
/ (ˈfɪdəlˌstɪk) /

noun

informal a violin bow
any meaningless or inconsequential thing; trifle
fiddlesticks! an expression of annoyance or disagreement
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