fiddlestick

English

Etymology

From Middle English fydylstyk, ffidillstyke; equivalent to fiddle +‎ stick.

Noun

fiddlestick (plural fiddlesticks)

  1. One of a pair of sticks, similar to drumsticks, used by a second player to percuss the strings of a fiddle while the main player plays via bow.
  2. A bow used to play the fiddle.
  3. A whit; a jot.
    I don't care a fiddlestick!

Interjection

fiddlestick

  1. Dated form of fiddlesticks.
    • 1955, C. S. Lewis, w:The Magician's Nephew:
      "A—a most distinguished visitor has just arrived."
      "Distinguished fiddlestick!" said Aunt Letty. "There hasn't been a ring at the bell for the last hour."
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