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/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]
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Fiddlestick — Fid dle*stick , n. The bow, strung with horsehair, used in playing the fiddle; a fiddle bow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fiddlestick — usually fiddlesticks; 15c., originally the bow of a fiddle, from FIDDLE (Cf. fiddle) (n.) and STICK (Cf. stick) (n.). Meaning nonsense is from 1620s … Etymology dictionary
fiddlestick — [fid′ l stik΄] n. 1. the bow for a fiddle 2. a trifle; mere nothing … English World dictionary
fiddlestick — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
fiddlestick — noun A bow used to play the fiddle … Wiktionary
fiddlestick — n. bow of a fiddle … English contemporary dictionary
fiddlestick — informal exclamation (fiddlesticks) nonsense. noun a violin bow … English new terms dictionary
fiddlestick — /ˈfɪdlstɪk/ (say fidlstik) noun 1. a fiddle bow. 2. a mere nothing …
fiddlestick — n. 1 (usu. in pl.; as int.) nonsense! 2 colloq. a bow for a fiddle … Useful english dictionary
Unimportance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unimportance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unimportance unimportance insignificance nothingness immateriality GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 triviality triviality levity frivolity Sgm: N 2 paltriness paltriness … English dictionary for students
