| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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In the Great German epic called The Nibelungen-Lied, this word is used six or eight times for a broadsword. | 1 |
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| “His fiddlestick he grasped, ‘twas massy, broad, and long, |
| As sharp as any razor.” | |
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| “My fiddlestick’s no feather; on whom I let it fall, |
| If he has friends that love him, ‘twill set them weeping all.” | |
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| “His fiddlestick, sharp-cutting, can hardest steel divide, |
| And at a stroke can shiver the morion’s beamy pride.” | |
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