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.

   Synonym: fiddlebow

3. A whit; a jot.

   I don't care a fiddlestick!

Interjection

fiddlestick

1. Dated form of fiddlesticks.
   • 1955, C[live] S[taples] Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew, London: The Bodley Head, →OCLC:

     "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."