ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: Middle English fidel stik
1.
a. : the bow usually strung with horsehair that is used in playing the fiddle
b. : a stick on a seeding machine that is worked back and forth to broadcast seed
2.
a. : trifle
she didn't care a fiddlestick for that
b. : nonsense — usually used in the plural
nothing but utter fiddlesticks
c. — used in the plural interjectionally to express disapproval, disbelief, or derision