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fagot (1296-97)
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fagot (1296-97)

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faget,  fagote  
  FEW:  *facus 3,364a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  fagot 9,592a TL: fagot 3,1555 DEAF:  fagot F36 DMF:  fagot  TLF:  fagot  OED:  faggot n.  MED:  fagot n.  DMLBS:  fagotus 896b

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unitvolumefaggot, bundle of firewood: 
( 1296-97 )  Nus vus comandoms qe vous [ach]atez un [...] demi miller de fagot  Westm Wenlok 82
( 1307-10 )  hors de son gardyn [...] pristerent e enporterent .x. mille de fagotz pris de livre  LANGETON 335.6
( MS: 1419 )  Item, pur cent talwode, .vj. deniers, a Crepulgate; et pur cent faget, .iiij. deniers  Lib Alb 730
♦build.bundle of sticks used for filling up ditches, the construction of batteries etc.: 
( s.xivin; MS: 1382 )  Et fait fagotes (M.E. kydus) de subboys  Nominale 229
( 1377 )  Item, mesme celui nuyt les enemys firont attrere toutez lours ordinances des engins, trebuchett, et canons, et des fagotz et eschielx [...]  Rot Parl1 iii 10

See also:

fagotter  fangot 
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