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Where does “fiddlewood” come from?

fiddlewood (English) comes from French bois-fidèle — faithful wood.

fiddlewood (English): The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of...

Definitions

  1. The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of...

Ancestry of “fiddlewood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbois-fidèlefaithful wood
Every word from French bois-fidèle →