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fiddle
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fiddle
1. a violin played as a folk instrument
2. Nautical a small railing around the top of a table to prevent objects from falling off it in bad weather


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That initial season (1976) boasted an impressive and game group of guest stars - Juliet Prowse, Joel Grey, Charles Aznavour, Ethel Merman (doing ``There's No Business Like Show Business,'' of course), Lena Horne, Rita Moreno (``Fever''), Peter Ustinov, Jim Nabors, Candice Bergen, Ben Vereen - but they all played second fiddle to Henson's irreverent creations, led by Kermit, Miss Piggy and Fozzie the Bear.
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