FIDDLERS

Proper noun

Fiddlers

plural of Fiddler

Anagrams

• Friddles

Noun

fiddlers

plural of fiddler

Anagrams

• Friddles

Source: Wiktionary


FIDDLER

Fid"dler, n. Etym: [AS. fi.]

1. One who plays on a fiddle or violin.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position similar to that in which a musician holds a fiddle, hence the name; -- called also calling crab, soldier crab, and fighting crab.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The common European sandpiper (Tringoides hypoleucus); -- so called because it continually oscillates its body. Fiddler crab. (Zoöl.) See Fiddler, n., 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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