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A bow used in playing the violin
Answer for the clue "A bow used in playing the violin ", 11 letters:
fiddlestick
Word definitions for fiddlestick in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
15c., originally "the bow of a fiddle," from fiddle (n.) and stick (n.). Meaning "nonsense" (usually fiddlesticks ) is from 1620s. As an exclamation, c.1600.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fiddlestick \Fid"dle*stick`\, n. The bow, strung with horsehair, used in playing the fiddle; a fiddle bow.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a bow used in playing the violin [syn: violin bow ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A bow used to play the fiddle.
Usage examples of fiddlestick.
The three pursuing cats jumped gracefully onto the porch roiling and sat down, curling their tails around their feet, just as Fiddlesticks poked his head out of the front door.
With every question, Fiddlesticks pushed a little farther, until he was entirely outside the house, staring up at Archaniz and the cat on her shoulder.
Then Chaos, the long-haired tabby, jumped down and sauntered past Fiddlesticks into the house.
The white cat, Miss Eliza Tudor, followed, tail high, and Fiddlesticks fell in behind her, apparently without even thinking about what he was doing.
Chaos was loudly surprised to see that the rabbit was still tagging along, and Fiddlesticks demanded explanations and fish in the same breath, while Jasmine pretended to find the whole affair boring beyond expression.
As Morwen landed her broomstick-with some care, so as not to spill the bucket she had hung on the front end-Scorn and Fiddlesticks slid out of the bushes and sat down at the foot of the nearest tree.
Morwen started forward, but before she had taken two steps, Fiddlesticks came trotting around the left side of the bush.
Having collected her bucket, she returned to find the wizard on his feet with Fiddlesticks standing guard.
After a moment, the rapidly moving tangle resolved into Fiddlesticks crouched over the wizard.
Since Fiddlesticks seemed more or less unharmed, Morwen followed Cimorene inside.
His right hand moved, as if he were plucking a string, and Fiddlesticks, Jasper, and Scorn appeared on the green marble in front of Morwen.
All three were crouched around a bowl-sized circle, and Fiddlesticks had cream on his nose.
With every question, Fiddlesticks pushed a little farther, until he was entirely outside the house, staring up at Archaniz and the cat on her shoulder.
Then Chaos, the long‑haired tabby, jumped down and sauntered past Fiddlesticks into the house.
As Morwen landed her broomstick‑with some care, so as not to spill the bucket she had hung on the front end‑Scorn and Fiddlesticks slid out of the bushes and sat down at the foot of the nearest tree.