Home › Words › F › fiddlestickfiddlestickfiddlestick means 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.EtymologyFrom Middle English fydylstyk, ffidillstyke; equivalent to fiddle + stick.nounOne 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.A whit; a jot.e.g.“I don't care a fiddlestick!”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fiddlist 64% match — A fiddler. vs fiddlestick →feddle 64% match — Fiddle (musical instrument). vs fiddlestick →drumstick 63% match — A stick used to play drums. vs fiddlestick →musicstick 60% match — A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants. vs fiddlestick →singlestick 59% match — A one-handed wooden stick used for fencing in place of a sword. vs fiddlestick →handstick 58% match — A stick held in the hand and used in juggling disciplines such as devil sticks, flower sticks, diabolo, etc. vs fiddlestick →tweedle 57% match — To handle lightly; said with reference to awkward playing on a fiddle. vs fiddlestick →forestick 56% match — The stick at the front of a fire in a hearth. vs fiddlestick →