Faggot (unit)

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For other uses of the term, see faggot

A faggot is an archaic English unit applied to various-sized collections of sticks:

1 short faggot of sticks = 2 ft girth × 32 in long bundle of short wood sticks/billets

1 long faggot of sticks = 2 ft girth × 4 ft long bundle of long wood sticks/billets

1 faggot of iron = 2 ft girth × 1 ft long bundle of iron/steel rods/bars

The term is now just as likely to be applied to any bundle of sticks, regardless of its proportions.