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
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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012