bundle of wood

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• bundle — 01. The magazines were tied up in [bundles] and were piled up outside the store. 02. We wanted to go to Europe for our holidays, but it costs a [bundle] just to fly there. 03. His grandfather made a [bundle] in real estate just after the war. 04 …   Grammatical examples in English

• Faggot (wood) — A faggot or fagot is a bundle of sticks or branches, usually meant for use as firewood. It derives [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=fagot searchmode=none] through the Old French fagot and the Italian diminutive fagotto from the Latin… …   Wikipedia

• faggot — {{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… …   Etymology dictionary

• fasces — 1590s, from L. fasces bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade projecting (pl. of fascis bundle of wood, etc.), perhaps from PIE *bhasko band, bundle (Cf. M.Ir. basc neckband, Welsh baich load, burden, O.E. bæst inner bark of the linden… …   Etymology dictionary

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• sconce — sconce1 /skons/, n. 1. a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc. 2. the hole or socket of a candlestick, for holding the candle. [1350 1400; ME sconce, sconse ( < OF esconce) < ML sconsa, aph. var. of… …   Universalium

• bavin — noun A bundle of wood, or twigs which may be used in broom making. Southern England term. Also, a fagot bound with only one band …   Wiktionary