What is to play on a fiddle. Themistocles . . . said he could not fiddle, but he could make a small town a great city. Bacon called?
fiddle — To play on a fiddle. Themistocles . . . said he could not fiddle, but he could make a small town a great city. Bacon. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Canonical URL: https://worddirectanswers.com/answers/what-is-fiddle-sense-3-called
- Steward: Jason Burns
- Published: 2026-07-17T00:00:00-07:00 · Modified: 2026-07-17T00:00:00-07:00