fiddlestick

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English fydylstyk, ffidillstyke; equivalent to fiddle +‎ stick. === Noun === fiddlestick (plural fiddlesticks) 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. A bow used to play the fiddle. Synonym: fiddlebow A whit; a jot. === Interjection === fiddlestick Dated form of fiddlesticks.