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fagot

fag·ot [ fággət ] or fag·got [ fággət ]


noun  (plural fag·ots) (plural fag·gots)
Definition:
 
1. bundle of sticks for firewood: a bundle of sticks or twigs, especially wood to be burned as fuel

2. bundle of pieces of metal: a bundle of pieces of metal, especially pieces of iron or steel for welding



transitive verb  (past and past participle fag·ot·ed, present participle fag·ot·ing, 3rd person present singular fag·ots) (past and past participle fag·got·ed, present participle fag·got·ing, 3rd person present singular fag·gots)
Definition:
 
1. collect something and tie into bundle: to collect things, especially sticks, and tie them into a bundle or bundles

2. handicraft stitch with fagoting: to sew something using fagoting

[13th century. Via Old French< Italian faggotto< Greek phakelos "bundle"]
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