spike fiddle

noun

Any of a number of stringed instruments in which the handle passes diametrically through the resonator and which are played with a bow.

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Meanings

nounspike fiddle (plural spike fiddles)

plural spike fiddles

  1. entertainmentAny of a number of stringed instruments in which the handle passes diametrically through the resonator and which are played with a bow.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 胡琴
  • 胡琴 (húqín)stringed instrument
Finnish piikkiviulu
  • piikkiviulustringed instrument
Cite this entry
APA

spike fiddle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spike%20fiddle

MLA

“spike fiddle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spike%20fiddle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spike fiddle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spike%20fiddle.

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