bull fiddle

noun

, Informal.

1. double bass.

Other Words From

• bull fiddler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bull fiddle¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

“I’ll have to play my bull fiddle for you when we meet again.”

From Literature

“Back then a band would be a saxophone, a trumpet, a bull fiddle, that kind of thing.“

From Washington Times

He chose to pass that remark, "I've heard of you, too," he said, that last word sounding like the low string on a bull fiddle.

From Project Gutenberg

He works the trombone in the streets and the bull fiddle under cover.

From Project Gutenberg

He was startled by a hoarse boom, as if someone had scraped the strings of an amplified bull fiddle.

From Project Gutenberg