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Fiddle

/fˈɪdəl/
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(noun) A violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin, shoulder, chest or on the upper thigh and played with a bow (see also usage notes below).

You're certainly looking fit as a fiddle today.
Nero did not actually fiddle while Rome burned.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He likes to ____ with old clocks, taking them apart and trying to put them back together again.

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