fiddlewood

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fiddlewood - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fiddlewood \Fid"dle*wood`\, n. [Corrupted fr. F. bois-fid[`e]le,
     lit., faithful wood; -- so called from its durability.]
     The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus
     Citharexylum.
     [1913 Webster]