Bundle+of+sticks+or+twigs

  • 1fag|ot — «FAG uht», noun, verb. –n. 1. a bundle of sticks or twigs tied together for fuel: »He built the fire with fagots. In dinner talk it is perhaps allowable to fling on any fagot rather than let the fire go out (James M. Barrie). 2. a bundle of iron… …

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  • 2faggot — n. & v. (US fagot) n. 1 (usu. in pl.) a ball or roll of seasoned chopped liver etc., baked or fried. 2 a bundle of sticks or twigs bound together as fuel. 3 a bundle of iron rods for heat treatment. 4 a bunch of herbs. 5 sl. derog. a an… …

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  • 3fascine — n. (Fort.) Bundle of sticks or twigs …

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  • 4fag — fag, faggot In BrE a fag is a colloquial word for (1) a piece of drudgery or a wearisome or unwelcome task, (2) a cigarette, and (3) a junior pupil at a public school who runs errands for a senior. In BrE a faggot is a ball or roll of seasoned… …

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  • 5faggot — fag, faggot In BrE a fag is a colloquial word for (1) a piece of drudgery or a wearisome or unwelcome task, (2) a cigarette, and (3) a junior pupil at a public school who runs errands for a senior. In BrE a faggot is a ball or roll of seasoned… …

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  • 6fagot — fag ot (f[a^]g [u^]t) n. [F., prob. aug. of L. fax, facis, torch, perh. orig., a bundle of sticks; cf. Gr. fa kelos bundle, fagot. Cf. {Fagotto}.] 1. A bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees, used for fuel, for raising batteries,… …

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  • 7Fagot iron — fagot fag ot (f[a^]g [u^]t) n. [F., prob. aug. of L. fax, facis, torch, perh. orig., a bundle of sticks; cf. Gr. fa kelos bundle, fagot. Cf. {Fagotto}.] 1. A bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees, used for fuel, for raising… …

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  • 8Fagot vote — fagot fag ot (f[a^]g [u^]t) n. [F., prob. aug. of L. fax, facis, torch, perh. orig., a bundle of sticks; cf. Gr. fa kelos bundle, fagot. Cf. {Fagotto}.] 1. A bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees, used for fuel, for raising… …

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  • 9faggot — {{11}}faggot (1) late 13c., bundle of twigs bound up, from O.Fr. fagot bundle of sticks (13c.), of uncertain origin, probably from It. faggotto, dim. of V.L. *facus, from L. fascis bundle of wood (see FASCES (Cf. fasces)). Especially used for… …

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  • 10Toothbrush — Toothbrushes The toothbrush is an oral hygiene instrument used to clean the teeth and gums that consists of a head of tightly clustered bristles mounted on a handle, which facilitates the cleansing of hard to reach areas of the mouth. Toothpaste …

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