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Fagot
/ˈfæɡ.ət/
(collective) A bundle of sticks or brushwood intended to be used for fuel tied together for carrying. (Some sources specify that a faggot is tied with two bands or withes, whereas a bavin is tied with just one.)
📖 Definitions of "Fagot"
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(collective) A bundle of sticks or brushwood intended to be used for fuel tied together for carrying. (Some sources specify that a faggot is tied with two bands or withes, whereas a bavin is tied with just one.)
- 2
Burdensome baggage.
- 3
A bundle of pieces of iron or steel cut off into suitable lengths for welding.
- 4
A burning or smouldering piece of firewood.
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A bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be worked over into bars or other shapes by rolling or hammering at a welding heat; a pile.
- 2
A fagotto, or bassoon.
- 3
A person hired to take the place of another at the muster of a company.
- 1
To make a fagot of; to bind together in a fagot or bundle.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fagot"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fairynoun | (mythology) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism. |
| poovenoun | (slang, derogatory, rare) Synonym of poof (“male homosexual”). |
| queernoun | (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person of any non-heterosexual sexuality or sexual identity. |
| faggotnoun | (highly derogatory, offensive, vulgar) A gay man, especially an effeminate one. |
| poufnoun | A low cushioned seat with no back; a padded footstool. |
| fagnoun | (US, Canada, vulgar, usually offensive, sometimes endearing) A homosexual man, especially (usually derogatory) an effeminate or unusual one. |
| poofnoun | The product of flatulence, or the sound of breaking wind. |
| pansynoun | A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor. |
| bitchnoun | (dated or specialised, dog-breeding) A female dog or other canine, particularly a recent mother. |
| cuntnoun | (countable, literally) The female genitalia, especially the vulva. |
| assholenoun | (vulgar, derogatory or offensive, synecdochically) A jerk; an inappropriately or objectionably mean, inconsiderate, contemptible, obnoxious, intrusive, stupid, or rude person. |
| slutnoun | (vulgar, often derogatory) A sexually promiscuous woman. |
| dickheadnoun | (synecdochically, derogatory) A jerk; a mean or rude person. |
| whorenoun | Synonym of prostitute: a person (especially a woman) who offers sexual services for payment. |
| cocksuckernoun | A very annoying or objectionable person; any contemptible person. |
| arseholenoun | (Commonwealth, mildly vulgar, offensive or derogatory) An inconsiderate, mean-spirited, or otherwise contemptible person. (Less offensive than fucker or cunt.) |
| wankernoun | (derogatory) A term of abuse. |
| kikenoun | (US, offensive, ethnic slur, religious slur) A Jew. |
| douche bagnoun | Alternative form of douchebag (“jerk”). [(literally) A sterile container which holds the fluid used for giving a vaginal douche.] |
| homophobenoun | One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia. |
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