/ ˈfægət; NAmE / noun
1.
( BrE ) a ball of finely chopped meat mixed with bread, baked or fried and eaten hot
2.
( NAmE ) = fag (2)
3.
a bunch of sticks tied together, used for burning on a fire
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (in the sense bundle of sticks for fuel ): from Old French fagot , from Italian fagotto , based on Greek phakelos bundle.