fiddle bow

American  

[boh, bou] / boʊ, baʊ /

noun

1. a bow with which the strings of the violin or a similar instrument are set in vibration.

2. a bow for driving the arbor of a small lathe, as one used by watchmakers.

3. Nautical. clipper bow.

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Etymology

Origin of fiddle bow

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

A corner of the room near the front door served as the unofficial bandstand and one often had to shimmy around a guitar or fiddle bow in order to enter or leave.

From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2016

All told, the KC Fiddles Bluestem fiddle, bow and case were worth about $1,500, though the fiddle has priceless sentimental value.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2015

Cordelia, eldest of the four, plumps for the violin, and while her heart is always in the right place, her fiddle bow never is.

From Time Magazine Archive

Round his waist he had buckled a black sword-belt, but instead of a sword he had stuck into it a long fiddle bow.

From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor Wilhelm

Then, while the terrible Folker guarded the door with his fiddle bow, one side of which was a trenchant sword, the battle began.

From National Epics by Rabb, Kate Milner