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Fiddlestick

intj, noun

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Dated form of fiddlesticks. alt-of, dated

    ""A—a most distinguished visitor has just arrived." "Distinguished fiddlestick!" said Aunt Letty. "There hasn't been a ring at the bell for the last hour.""

Noun
  1. 1
    One of a pair of sticks, similar to drumsticks, used by a second player to percuss the strings of a fiddle while the main player plays via bow.
  2. 2
    a bow used in playing the violin wordnet
  3. 3
    A bow used to play the fiddle.
  4. 4
    A whit; a jot.

    "I don't care a fiddlestick!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English fydylstyk, ffidillstyke; equivalent to fiddle + stick.

Etymology 2

From Middle English fydylstyk, ffidillstyke; equivalent to fiddle + stick.

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