fiddleback

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noun

The brown recluse spider.

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Meanings

nounfiddleback (plural fiddlebacks)

plural fiddlebacks

  1. The brown recluse spider.
  2. A feature of maple wood where the fibers are distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern.
  3. A kind of chasuble with the front cut away.

Origin

From fiddle + back.

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Cite this entry
APA

fiddleback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiddleback

MLA

“fiddleback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiddleback. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fiddleback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiddleback.

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