An instrument to tickle human ears by friction of a horse's tail on the entrails of a cat. To Rome said Nero: "If to smoke you turn I shall not cease to fiddle while you burn." To Nero Rome replied: "Pray do your worst, 'Tis my excuse that you were fiddling first." Orm Pludge

A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit.

To play on a fiddle.

A rack or frame of bars connected by strings, to keep table furniture in place on the cabin table in bad weather.

An edging on tables, countertops, etc aboard a vessel to prevent items from falling over the edge.

strip around a table to prevent items from falling off when the boat is at a heel a rack or bar used to prevent dishes, pot, and other objects from sliding off a counter, table or stove.

a little wooden wall to stop things sliding off a flat surface 160

A rail used to stop saucepans sliding off a cooker or hob

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try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"

avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with fiddle-shaped leaves; -- called also fiddle dock.

To keep the hands and fingers actively moving as a fiddler does; to move the hands and fingers restlessy or in busy idleness; to trifle.

an audiotape containing a series of exercises drawn from several disciplines, including dance, tumbling, and athletics

commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"

an operation within the underground economy (e