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71fiddle — [OE] Like its distant cousin violin, fiddle comes ultimately from the name of a Roman goddess of joy and victory. This was Vītula, who probably originated among the pre Roman Sabine people of the Italian peninsula. A Latin verb was coined from… …
72fiddle — to steal by cheating Literally, to play a stringed instrument, as certain untrustworthy itinerants once did, whence embezzling cash or manipulating accounts. A fiddle is any device, even within the law, whereby someone may be cheated or… …
73fiddle — [ˈfɪd(ə)l] verb I 1) [I] to keep touching or moving something Mary fiddled with her keys.[/ex] 2) [T] informal to produce false results or records, in order to get money or other benefits He fiddled the figures to make his business look… …
74fiddle — [OE] Like its distant cousin violin, fiddle comes ultimately from the name of a Roman goddess of joy and victory. This was Vītula, who probably originated among the pre Roman Sabine people of the Italian peninsula. A Latin verb was coined from… …
75fiddle-footed — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : skittish, jumpy a fiddle footed horse 2. : prone to wander or drift fiddle footed cowboys …
76fiddle-faddler — noun see fiddle faddle II * * * fiddˈle faddler noun • • • Main Entry: ↑fiddle …
77fiddle pattern — a pattern of spoon or fork having a handle that narrows abruptly from a broad, flat upper part and terminates with a pronounced shoulder above the bowl or tines. [1835 45] * * * fiddle pattern noun A design of cutlery involving a violin shaped… …
78fiddle-bow — fiddˈle bow noun A bow strung with horsehair, with which the strings of the fiddle are played • • • Main Entry: ↑fiddle …
79fiddle-string — fiddˈle string noun A string for a fiddle • • • Main Entry: ↑fiddle …
80fiddle — See: PLAY SECOND FIDDLE …
