# fiddlestick

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fiddlestick