fiddley


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fiddley

(ˈfɪdəlɪ)
n
the vertical space above a vessel's engine room extending into its stack, usually covered by an iron grating. Also applied to the framework around the opening itself
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The shattered wreck of the lifeboat they had held lay on the fiddley beside the smashed engine-room skylight, which was covered by a tarpaulin.
The sea must a-caught hum on the upper brudge deck, carried hum clean across the fiddley, an' banged hum head-on tull the pipe cover.
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Just listen to the Mumford & Sons-baiting of Fiddley Dee and tell me you'd prefer to listen to their posh boy playing or Scots folk with a modern twist.
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VERDICT The beads are good and fun to make and the fairy box is lovely but some bits are a bit fiddley and you can't really do good necklaces.
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Dave anda foot tapping fiddley bit courtesy of John McCusker.
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SoufflA recipes always appear slightly fiddley at first sight, but are certainly worth the effort.
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