What is the meaning of Fiddle?

  • (n.) A rack or frame of bars connected by strings, to keep table furniture in place on the cabin table in bad weather.
  • (v.i.) To keep the hands and fingers actively moving as a fiddler does; to move the hands and fingers restlessy or in busy idleness; to trifle.
  • (v.t.) To play (a tune) on a fiddle.
  • (n.) A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with fiddle-shaped leaves; -- called also fiddle dock.
  • (v.i.) To play on a fiddle.
  • (n.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit.
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APAWebster's. (2011). fiddle. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/fiddle/definitions/2007839
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "fiddle" http://smartdefine.org/fiddle/definitions/2007839 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, fiddle, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/fiddle/definitions/2007839>.
MLAWebster's. "fiddle" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/fiddle/definitions/2007839>
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