2 entries under this word

Fagot

Fāg'ot, n.

noun

n. [Fr. & Pr. fagot, It. fagotto, fangotto, Sp. fogote, augmentative of Lat. fax, facis, torch, originally, a bundle of sticks, allied to Gr. φάκελος, bundle, fagot].

Sense 1. A bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees, used for fuel, for raising batteries, filling ditches, or other purposes in fortification; a fascine; also, a single stick, suitable or designed for fuel.

Spare for no fagot; let there be enow. Shak.

Sense 2. A bundle of pieces of iron for re-manufacture, or of steel in bars. Simmonds.

Sense 3. A person hired to take the place of another at the muster of a company. Addison.

Fāg'ot, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. FAGOTED; p. pr. & vb. n. FAGOTING.] To make a fagot of; to tie or bundle together; to bind in a bundle; to collect promiscuously. Dryden.