Fid″dle‐wood′ (?), n. [Corrupted fr. F. bois-fidèle, lit., faithful wood; — so called from its durability.] The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.