Definition of "fidibus" []

• A spill or lighter; a kindler; a match. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Solitus erat oblectare se fidibus, et voce musica canentium; sed hoc omne sublatum Sybillae cujusdam interventu,"
• "The guests sit down and are handed filled pipes and a lighted _fidibus_, or pipe-lighter."
• "The guests sit down and are handed filled pipes and a lighted fidibus, or pipe-lighter."