fangot

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English

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Etymology

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Compare Italian fagotto, fangotto (a bundle). Compare fagot.

Noun

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fangot (plural fangots)

  1. (obsolete or historical) A unit formerly used for a bundle of silk, especially silk from Aleppo, of varying or unclear weight.

Usage notes

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According to Webster's Dictionary, 1913, it was approximately equal one to three hundredweight, therefore about 150 kilograms.

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