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1. a Substituted for God, in various phrases, chiefly assertive or exclamatory (OED)

1. (WOO v.) To sue to or solicit (a woman) in love, esp. with a view to marriage; to pay court to, court.

1. (FIDDLE-STICK noun). The bow strung with horsehair with which the fiddle is played. the devil rides on a fiddle-stick: = here's a fine commotion.(OED)

1. trans. To make obdurate (OBDURATE adj. 1); stubbornly unapologetic; to harden in wickedness, or against moral influence; to harden the heart. (Oxford English Dictionary)