FIDIBUS


Meaning of FIDIBUS in English

ˈfidəbəs noun

( plural fidibuses or fidibus )

Etymology: German (originally student slang), from L. dative plural of fides lyre (a jocular allusion to a line of Horace); akin to Greek sphides sausage

: a paper spill for lighting pipes

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