fiddlestick
1Fiddlestick — Fid dle*stick , n. The bow, strung with horsehair, used in playing the fiddle; a fiddle bow. [1913 Webster] …
2fiddlestick — usually fiddlesticks; 15c., originally the bow of a fiddle, from FIDDLE (Cf. fiddle) (n.) and STICK (Cf. stick) (n.). Meaning nonsense is from 1620s …
3fiddlestick — [fid′ l stik΄] n. 1. the bow for a fiddle 2. a trifle; mere nothing …
4fiddlestick — noun Date: 15th century 1. a violin bow 2. a. something of little value ; trifle < didn t care a fiddlestick for that > b. plural nonsense used as an interjection …
5fiddlestick — /fid l stik /, n. anything; a bit: I don t care a fiddlestick for what they say. [1400 50; late ME fidillstyk. See FIDDLE, STICK1] * * * …
6fiddlestick — noun A bow used to play the fiddle …
7fiddlestick — n. bow of a fiddle …
8fiddlestick — informal exclamation (fiddlesticks) nonsense. noun a violin bow …
9fiddlestick — /ˈfɪdlstɪk/ (say fidlstik) noun 1. a fiddle bow. 2. a mere nothing …
10fiddlestick — n. 1 (usu. in pl.; as int.) nonsense! 2 colloq. a bow for a fiddle …