How to pronounce fiddle
American English pronunciation
FID-ul
- IPA
- /ˈfɪdəl/
- Syllables
- FID · ul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What fiddle means
Most people know fiddle in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A raised rim on a ship's table that stops things sliding
In a sentence: In the storm, the fiddle kept our plates from sliding off the galley table.
Where it comes from: It is the same word as fiddle, the violin, which comes from the Old English fithele. No one is sure where that word came from.
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