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fiddlestick

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fiddlestick [ˈfɪdəlˌstɪk]
n
1. (Music / Instruments) Informal a violin bow
2. any meaningless or inconsequential thing; trifle
fiddlesticks! an expression of annoyance or disagreement
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Noun1.fiddlestickfiddlestick - a bow used in playing the violin    
violin bow
bow - a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments
fiddle, violin - bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow


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"A viper--a fiddlestick," said Miss Sharp to the old lady, almost fainting with astonishment.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
Didn't she, rather, do you the honor to say, 'A fiddlestick for your phrases
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