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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fidling, Fyd(dil)ling, vbl. n. [e.m.E. fiddling, ME. fydyllyng (c 1400).] Fiddling; playing the fiddle —1531 Bell. Boece I. p. cix.
Singing, fidling, and piping, not efferis For men of honour 1558-66 Knox II. 412.
That nycht wes nether dansing nor fyddilling in the Courte
